Increased positive selection of B1 cells and reduced B cell tolerance to intracellular antigens in c1q-deficient mice.
Inherited deficiency of early components of the classical complement pathway is strongly associated with the targeting of intracellular self Ags in systemic lupus erythematosus, but the reasons for this association are debated. In this study, we show that C1q deficiency increases the positive select...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2007
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