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Multistoried roles for B lymphocytes in autoimmunity

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In autoimmune disease, multifaceted approaches are being explored to tailor a particular treatment that targets a specific cell at the appropriate disease stage. The key roles of B lymphocytes have enabled them to enter the clinical arena. In turn, clinical trials have suggested several leads for future research.

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We thank colleagues for allowing citation of unpublished data and apologize for the omission of other data because of space limitations.

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  1. Masaki Hikada is with the Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,

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  2. Moncef Zouali is with Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U606, and Université Paris 7, Unité Mixte de Recherche-S 606, Paris, France.,

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Hikada, M., Zouali, M. Multistoried roles for B lymphocytes in autoimmunity. Nat Immunol 11, 1065–1068 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1210-1065

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