But other work indicates that, in addition, the B lymphocytes of lupus patients are inherently deranged; they are predisposed to generate autoantibodies even when the self-molecules they encounter are perfectly normal.

• 但原因不只如此，其他研究显示，狼疮患者的B淋巴球生来就表现异常；即使它们遇到的是完全正常的自体分子，也会倾向生产自体抗体。