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The SKG Mutation in ZAP-70 also Confers Arthritis Susceptibility in C57 Black Mouse Strains.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jul 2016
Guerard S, Boieri M, Hultqvist M, Holmdahl R, Wing K
Abstract excerpt
Various rodent models of arthritis are essential to dissect the full complexity of human rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune disease affecting joints. The SKG model of arthritis originates from a spontaneous mutation in ZAP-70 found in a BALB/c colony. This mutation affects T cell selection due to reduced TCR signalling, which allows leakage of self-reactive T cells from the thymus. To further expand...
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