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Contribution of impaired DNASE1L3 activity to anti-DNA autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus
1 Mar 2022
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Abstract Anti-DNA autoantibodies are pathogenic in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Cell-free chromatin associated long DNA fragments are antigens for anti-DNA antibodies. In health state, released by cell death and actively secreted by live cells, these cell-free DNA are cleared by deoxyribonucleases (DNASES). In SLE, cell-free DNA are accumulated. The defective clearance of long fragments of cell-free DNA in...
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