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The BANK1 SLE-risk variants are associated with alterations in peripheral B cell signaling and development in humans.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Dec 2016
Dam Elizabeth M, Habib Tania, Chen Janice, Funk Andrew, Glukhova Veronika, Davis-Pickett Mel, Wei Shan, James Richard, Buckner Jane H, Cerosaletti Karen
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the development of autoantibodies that drive disease pathogenesis. Genetic studies have associated nonsynonymous variants in the BANK1 B cell scaffolding gene with susceptibility to SLE and autoantibodies in lupus. To determine how the BANK1 SLE-risk variants contribute to the dysregulated B cell program in lupus, we performed...
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