WASp-deficient B cells play a critical, cell-intrinsic role in triggering autoimmunity

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Patients with the immunodeficiency Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) frequently develop systemic autoimmunity. Here, we demonstrate that mutation of the WAS gene results in B cells that are hyperresponsive to B cell receptor and Toll-like receptor (TLR) signals in vitro, thereby promoting a B cell-intrinsic break in tolerance. Whereas this defect leads to autoantibody production in WAS protein-deficient (WASp(-/-))...

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