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B cell TLR7 expression drives anti-RNA autoantibody production and exacerbates disease in systemic lupus erythematosus-prone mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 2012
Hwang Sun-Hee, Lee Huiyin, Yamamoto Miwako, Jones Leigh A, Dayalan Jivanaah, Hopkins Richard, Zhou Xin J, Yarovinsky Felix, Connolly John E, Curotto de Lafaille Maria A, Wakeland Edward K, Fairhurst Anna-Marie
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of antinuclear autoantibodies. Antinuclear autoantibody development is recognized as one of the initial stages of disease that often results in systemic inflammation, kidney disease, and death. The etiology is complex, but it is clear that innate pathways may play an important role in disease progression....
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