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Genetic determinants of autoimmune disease and coronary vasculitis in the MRL-lpr/lpr mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 1998
Gu L, Weinreb A, Wang X P, Zack D J, Qiao J H, Weisbart R, Lusis A J
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MRL-lpr/lpr (MRL/lpr) mice are a model of human autoimmune disease. They exhibit a number of characteristics of systemic lupus erythematosus, including anti-DNA Abs, anti-cardiolipin Abs, immune complex-mediated vasculitis, lymphadenopathy, and severe glomerulonephritis. Although the autoimmune disorder is mediated primarily by mutation of the Fas gene (lpr), which interferes with lymphocyte apoptosis, MRL/lpr...
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