First Author | Bona C | Year | 1994 |
Journal | Curr Opin Immunol | Volume | 6 |
Issue | 6 | Pages | 931-7 |
PubMed ID | 7710717 | Mgi Jnum | J:22218 |
Mgi Id | MGI:70099 | Doi | 10.1016/0952-7915(94)90016-7 |
Citation | Bona C, et al. (1994) Autoantibodies in scleroderma and tightskin mice. Curr Opin Immunol 6(6):931-7 |
abstractText | There is much evidence to suggest that scleroderma in human patients is caused by a fundamental defect in the immune system. In tightskin mice, the scleroderma syndrome is associated with autoimmunity, particularly autoantibodies interacting with scleroderma target antigens. |