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Inflammasome polymorphisms in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus.
Autoimmunity - 1 Jan 2015
Pontillo Alessandra, Reis Edione C, Liphaus Bernadete L, Silva Clovis A, Carneiro-Sampaio Magda
Abstract excerpt
Inflammasome is the cytoplasmic complex responsible for pro-IL1 β cleavage and secretion of IL-1β. Recently our group reported the first association between polymorphisms in the inflammasome receptor NLRP1 and adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) "di per se" and especially in SLE-associated renal disease, suggesting the involvement of NLRP1-inflammasome in the immune dysregulation characteristic of SLE...
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