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A novel mouse model expressing human forms for complement receptors CR1 and CR2.
BMC genetics - 9 Sept 2020
Jackson Harriet M, Foley Kate E, O'Rourke Rita, Stearns Timothy M, Fathalla Dina, Morgan B Paul, Howell Gareth R
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BACKGROUND: The complement cascade is increasingly implicated in development of a variety of diseases with strong immune contributions such as Alzheimer's disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Mouse models have been used to determine function of central components of the complement cascade such as C1q and C3. However, species differences in their gene structures mean that mice do not adequately replicate...
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