Dnase1 ‐deficient mice spontaneously develop a systemic lupus erythematosus‐like disease

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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that has high morbidity and can result in multi-organ damage. SLE is characterized by dysregulated activation of T- and B-lymphocytes and the production of autoantibodies directed against nuclear components. The endonuclease deoxyribonuclease 1 (DNase1) is abundant in blood and a subset of SLE patients have mutations in DNASE1. Furthermore, a report...

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