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Mutated neutrophils may trigger immune attacks in lupus (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-28

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedScientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and the University of Washington discovered that patients with lupus have unusual mutations that may turn their bodies into battlegrounds.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe mutations are widespread in neutrophils, and other immune cells see the mutated neutrophils as a threat and try to fight back, which may contribute to lupus inflammation, joint pain, and other serious symptoms.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe researchers examined blood samples from 34 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and found that 33 of the 34 lupus patients had neutrophils with splicing mutations that were not seen in healthy volunteers.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe study suggests that faulty RNA splicing in lupus neutrophils can produce neoantigens that look foreign to the immune system and may trigger T-cell and B-cell attacks.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe researchers cannot say for sure whether the mutated neutrophils are a root cause of lupus, and they say more research is needed before the mechanism is understood.View evidenceHide evidence

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Transposable elements as a possible missing link between genetic predisposition and environmental triggers of autoimmune disorders: insights from type 1 diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis.

Frontiers in Immunology · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC

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