title: Insights into the genetic basis and immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus from the study of mouse models.
abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies directed against nuclear antigens resulting in formation of immune complexes that deposit in multiple organs causing tissue damage. SLE is a complex genetic disease in which variations in multiple genes, each with a modest effect size, contribute to disease genesis. Given this genetic complexity, identification of the role of individual polymorphisms is challenging. In this context, studies of mouse models of lupus have been particularly informative. Here we review the findings arising from the study of gene deleted, transgenic and congenic lupus-prone mouse models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Yui-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pau
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wither
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D051379:Mice; D020297:Mice, Congenic; D008822:Mice, Transgenic