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Haploinsufficiency of NADPH Oxidase Subunit Neutrophil Cytosolic Factor 2 Is Sufficient to Accelerate Full-Blown Lupus in NZM 2328 Mice.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Aug 2017
Jacob Chaim O, Yu Ning, Yoo Dae-Goon, Perez-Zapata Lizet J, Barbu Emilia Alina, Kaplan Mariana J, Purmalek Monica, Pingel Jeanette T, Idol Rachel A, Dinauer Mary C
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OBJECTIVE: We have previously established that the gene for neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 (NCF-2) predisposes to lupus, and we have identified lupus patients with point mutations that are predicted to cause reduced NADPH oxidase activity. We undertook this study to investigate the relationship between reduced leukocyte NADPH oxidase activity and immune dysregulation associated with systemic lupus erythematosus...
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