The gene responsible for the lpr mutation in MRL mice that are prone to systemic lupus erythematosus has been shown to encode the apoptosis-inducing Fas antigen, thus pointing to control of apoptosis as a major regulatory mechanism in autoimmunity. In the non-obese diabetic mouse model for insulin-d
MHC genes in autoimmunity
โ Scribed by R.Duncan Campbell; Caroline M. Milner
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 990 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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