The XIST lncRNA is a sex-specific reservoir of TLR7 ligands in SLE
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with a dramatic sex bias, affecting 9 times more women than men. Activation of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) by self-RNA is a central pathogenic process leading to aberrant production of type I interferon (IFN) in SLE, but the specifi...
| Published in: | JCI Insight |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Clinical investigation
2023-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.169344 |
