The XX sex chromosome complement in mice is associated with increased spontaneous lupus compared with XY.

  • Manda V Sasidhar
  • Noriko Itoh
  • Stefan Gold
  • Gregory W Lawson
  • Rhonda R Voskuhl

Abstract

Many autoimmune diseases are characterised by a female predominance. This may be caused by sex hormones, sex chromosomes or both. This report uses a transgenic mouse model to investigate how sex chromosome complement, not confounded by differences in gonadal type, might contribute to lupus pathogenesis.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer8
ISSN0003-4967
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2012
pubmed 22580585