Additional file 1: Supplementary table 1. Demographical information of the cohorts. Supplementary table 2. Association results of SNPs in CTLA4-ICOS region and SLE susceptibility (1). Supplementary Ta
IntroductionMany autoimmune diseases are characterized by germinal center (GC)-derived, affinity-matured, class-switched autoantibodies, and strategies to block GC formation and progression are curren
Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation (MSCT) has been widely used to treat a variety of human diseases. However, the detailed mechanisms underlying its success are not fully understood. Here we show t
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