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Hyperproliferation of BXSB B cells is linked to the Yaa allele.
Clinical immunology and immunopathology - 1 Nov 1996
DesJardin L E, Butfiloski E J, Sobel E S, Schiffenbauer J
Abstract excerpt
Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by polyclonal B cell activation, the production of autoantibodies, and often by renal disease. Previous studies demonstrated that unfractionated B cells from several strains of mice with lupus hyperproliferate in culture when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or anti-IgM. We wished to further examine proliferation of resting B cells from the BXSB mouse model of...
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