Perturbations in T cell homeostasis are linked to onset of autoimmunity and are seen with autoimmune-prone PTPN22R620W-expressing individuals (30), so we asked whether there was equivalent expansion of effector cells in SKG mice or whether the SKG phenotype might suppress PTPN22-mediated expansion and thus explain the reduced arthritis in SKG Ptpn22−/− mice. The gene discussed is PTPN22; the disease is Arthritis.