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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 82271854, 81971542, 82171771, 91842304, and 82071817), the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (JCYJ20210324114602008), the Hong Kong Research Grants Council Theme-Based Research Scheme (T12-703/19 R) and the Centre for Oncology and Immunology under the Health@InnoHK Initiative by the Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong, China.

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  1. Institute of Medical Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

    Ke Rui

  2. Department of Rheumatology, the Second People’s Hospital, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China

    Na Peng

  3. Department of Pathology and HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Fan Xiao & Liwei Lu

  4. Centre for Oncology and Immunology, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China

    Fan Xiao & Liwei Lu

  5. Department of Immunology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

    Jie Tian

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Rui, K., Peng, N., Xiao, F. et al. New insights into the functions of MDSCs in autoimmune pathogenesis. Cell Mol Immunol 20, 548–550 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-023-01004-1

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