About The Medical Condition Lpr Mice, MRL
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Lpr Mice, MRL
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Lpr Mice, MRL?
A mouse substrain that is genetically predisposed to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome, which has been found to be clinically similar to the human disease. It has been determined that this mouse strain carries a mutation in the fas gene. Also, the MRL/lpr is a useful model to study behavioral and cognitive deficits found in autoimmune diseases and the efficacy of immunosuppressive agents.
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