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Targeting of type I interferon in systemic autoimmune diseases.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2015
Crow Mary K, Olferiev Mikhail, Kirou Kyriakos A
Abstract excerpt
Increased blood levels of type I interferon (IFN-I) and expression of a broad signature of gene transcripts that reflect induction by IFN-I are observed in many patients with systemic autoimmune diseases, and that pattern is most striking in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Persistent production of IFN-α, the most abundant subtype measured in these patients, is an important feature of the immunopathogenesis of...
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