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Autoimmunity versus tolerance: analysis using transgenic mice.
Human immunology - 1 Dec 2000
Taneja V, David C S
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On the basis of our extensive studies on collagen induced arthritis in HLA class II transgenic mice, we proposed a hypothesis to explain role of shared epitope in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) association. According to our hypothesis, complementation between both DQ and DR molecules is required for susceptibility or protection from disease. While certain DQ alleles predispose individuals to RA, DRB1 molecule can...
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