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Nod2 Deficiency Augments Th17 Responses and Exacerbates Autoimmune Arthritis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Oct 2018
Napier Ruth J, Lee Ellen J, Vance Emily E, Snow Paige E, Samson Kimberly A, Dawson Clare E, Moran Amy E, Stenzel Peter, Davey Michael P, Sakaguchi Shimon, Rosenzweig Holly L
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Arthritis in a genetically susceptible SKG strain of mice models a theoretical paradigm wherein autoimmune arthritis arises because of interplay between preexisting autoreactive T cells and environmental stimuli. SKG mice have a point mutation in ZAP-70 that results in attenuated TCR signaling, altered thymic selection, and spontaneous production of autoreactive T cells that cause arthritis following exposure to...
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