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SAP-less chromatin triggers systemic lupus erythematosus

Nature Medicine volume 5, pages 607–608 (1999)Cite this article

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Serum amyloid protein, highly conserved in both vertebrates and invertebrates, seems to exert a protective effect against autoimmune disease (pages 694–697).

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Figure 1: Upper panel, SAP may use a variety of mechanisms to prevent autoimmunity.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Elahna Paul

  2. Center for Blood Research and Department of Pathology Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Elahna Paul & Michael C. Carroll

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