[2] UNIV FLORIDA, DEPT MED, GAINESVILLE, FL 32610 USA
[3] MONSANTO CO, CORP RES, DEPT IMMUNOL, ST LOUIS, MO 63198 USA
来源:
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY
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1993年
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14卷
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02期
关键词:
D O I:
10.1016/0167-5699(93)90058-S
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
Why do (NZB x NZW)F1 mice develop an autoimmune lupus-like syndrome? The second exons of the class II genes of NZB and NZW are identical to their counterparts of H-2d and H-2u haplotypes. Several lines of evidence suggest that this allows the production of a mixed haplotype molecule, I-Ealpha(d)Ebeta(z), and that this molecule plays a key role in the development of autoimmunity.