Table 1

*Positions of the named susceptibility loci from murine genome studies involving NZB, NZW, NZM2410, BXSB, and MRL/lpr mice (Wakeland et al, 1999) [2].*
Chromosome
location	Susceptibility loci

1	Bxs1, Bxs2, Sbw1, Gld, Sle1, Nba2, Lbw7, Bxs3
3	Sles3^*
4	Sle2, Sbw2, Lbm1, nba1, Lbw2, Lmb1, Sles2^*
5	Sle6, Lmb2, Lbw3
6	Lbw4
7	Lrdm1, Sle5, Sle3, Lbw5, Lmb3, Nba3
9	Sles4^*
10	Lmb4
11	Lbw8
12	Lrdm2
17	H2d/z, Sle4, Sles1^*
18	Lbw6
19	Fas

^*Suppressive modifiers, responsible for the suppression of fatal disease in the NZW genome.
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