Brief Report: Defective Early B Cell Tolerance Checkpoints in Sj ögren's Syndrome Patients

ConclusionDefective counterselection of developing autoreactive B cells observed in SS patients is a feature common to many other autoimmune diseases and may favor the development of autoimmunity by allowing autoreactive B cells to present self antigens to T cells.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - October 12, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Salom é Glauzy, Joel Sng, Jason M. Bannock, Jacques‐Eric Gottenberg, Anne‐Sophie Korganow, Patrice Cacoub, David Saadoun, Eric Meffre Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research