Article
Organ-specific disease provoked by systemic autoimmunity.
Cell - 29 Nov 1996
Kouskoff V, Korganow A S, Duchatelle V, Degott C, Benoist C, Mathis D
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic joint disease characterized by leukocyte invasion and synoviocyte activation followed by cartilage and bone destruction. Its etiology and pathogenesis are poorly understood. We describe a spontaneous mouse model of this syndrome, generated fortuitously by crossing a T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic line with the NOD strain. All offspring develop a joint disease highly...
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