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Direct measurement of B-cell receptor repertoire's composition and variation in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jan 2017
Liu S, Hou X L, Sui W G, Lu Q J, Hu Y L, Dai Y
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is known to be associated with polyclonal B-cell hyper-reactivity. B-cell receptor (BCR) has a central role in B-cell development, activation, survival and apoptosis, and thus is a critical component of the regulation of both protective and autoreactive B cells. In this study, we applied multiplex PCR and Illumina high-throughput sequencing...
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