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Antiviral Adaptor MAVS Promotes Murine Lupus With a B Cell Autonomous Role.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2019
Sun Wenxiang, Wang Hongsheng, Qi Chen-Feng, Wu Juan, Scott Bethany, Bolland Silvia
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by increased production of autoantibodies, which commonly target nuclear antigens, and concomitant deposition of immune complexes that cause inflammation in tissues. SLE is often associated with increased systemic expression of type I interferons, in some cases due to dysregulation in nucleic acid-sensing innate pathways. There is strong...
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