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SLAM‐Associated Protein Solves a Mystery of Autoimmunity
Author(s) -
SAWADA SHIGEMASA,
TAKEI MASAMI,
ISHIWATA TETSUYOSI,
SHIRAIWA HIDETAKA,
INOMATA HIROTAKE,
NOZAKI TAKAMASA
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1398.003
Subject(s) - autoimmunity , computational biology , medicine , immunology , biology , antibody
: SLAM‐associated protein (SAP) is essential for viral protection, lifelong immune memory (vaccination), and lifelong autoantibody production. We discuss how SAP is a key player in the development of autoimmune disease.