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High T cell epitope sharing between two HLA-B27 subtypes (B*2705 and B*2709) differentially associated to ankylosing spondylitis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Aug 1999
García-Peydró M, Martí M, López de Castro J A
Abstract excerpt
HLA-B*2705 is strongly associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and reactive arthritis. In contrast, B*2709 has been reported to be more weakly or not associated to AS. These two molecules differ by a single amino acid change: aspartic acid in B*2705 or histidine in B*2709 at position 116. In this study, we analyzed the degree of T cell epitope sharing between the two subtypes. Ten allospecific T cell clones...
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