Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a highly prevalent human autoimmune diseases that causes progressive glomerulonephritis, arthritis and an erythematoid rash. Mice deficient in deoxyribonuclease I (Dnase1) develop an SLE-like syndrome. Here we describe two patients with a heterozygous nonsense mutation in exon 2 of DNASE1, decreased DNASE1 activity and an extremely high immunoglobulin G titer against nucleosomal antigens. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that a direct connection exists between low activity of DNASE1 and progression of human SLE.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-314 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Nature genetics |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Genetics