Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies directed against ubiquitous self-antigens, many of which are nuclear autoantigens like dsDNA and chromatin (Pisetsky, 2016), and by elevated type I interferons (IFN) (Hooks et al., 1979; Weckerle et al., 2011), a family of pro-inflammatory cytokines that have antiviral activity (Pestka et al., 2004). Microarray analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from SLE patients discovered the increased expression of IFN-responsive genes that was named the IFN Signature (Baechler et al., 2003a; Bennett et al., 2003b; Crow et al., 2003). Genome wide association studies indicate a clear genetic component in lupus pathogenesis (Chung et al., 2011; SLEGEN et al., 2008) and murine models of SLE confirm genetic drivers of the disease (Morel, 2010; Morel et al., 2000). However, the concordance of SLE in monozygotic twins is only 30-40% (Connolly and Hakonarson, 2012), while the inc / Microbiology and Immunology
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TEMPLE/oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/548 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Lee, Michael Hweemoon |
| Contributors | Gallucci, Stefania, Caricchio, Roberto, Monestier, Marc, Tükel, Çagla, Zhang, Yi, Luning Prak, Eline T. |
| Publisher | Temple University. Libraries |
| Source Sets | Temple University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 233 pages |
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| Relation | http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/530, Theses and Dissertations |
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