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B cell signature during inactive systemic lupus is heterogeneous: toward a biological dissection of lupus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Garaud Jean-Claude, Schickel Jean-Nicolas, Blaison Gilles, Knapp Anne-Marie, Dembele Doulaye, Ruer-Laventie Julie, Korganow Anne-Sophie, Martin Thierry, Soulas-Sprauel Pauline, Pasquali Jean-Louis
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with an important clinical and biological heterogeneity. B lymphocytes appear central to the development of SLE which is characterized by the production of a large variety of autoantibodies and hypergammaglobulinemia. In mice, immature B cells from spontaneous lupus prone animals are able to produce autoantibodies when transferred into immunodeficient...
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