Genetic reconstitution of systemic lupus erythematosus immunopathology with polycongenic murine strains
Morel L, Croker B, Blenman K, Mohan C, Huang G, Gilkeson G, Wakeland E. Genetic reconstitution of systemic lupus erythematosus immunopathology with polycongenic murine strains. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 6670-6675. PMID: 10841565, PMCID: PMC18697, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.12.6670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of toleranceSystemic autoimmunityLupus-prone NZM2410 mouseFull disease expressionSevere systemic autoimmunitySystemic lupus erythematosusLupus-prone strainsLupus susceptibility genesFatal glomerulonephritisFatal lupusSevere glomerulonephritisLupus erythematosusKidney failureT cellsMurine strainsC57BL/6 backgroundB cellsAutoimmune phenotypeDisease pathogenesisNZM2410 miceTherapeutic interventionsFatal diseaseDisease expressionCongenic dissectionNuclear antigen