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Restricted T-cell receptor beta-chain usage by T cells autoreactive to beta(2)-glycoprotein I in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome.
Blood - 1 Apr 2002
Yoshida Kazue, Arai Takahide, Kaburaki Junichi, Ikeda Yasuo, Kawakami Yutaka, Kuwana Masataka
Abstract excerpt
We recently identified CD4(+) T cells that are autoreactive to beta(2)-glycoprotein I (beta(2)GPI) and that promote antiphospholipid antibody production in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). In this study, T-cell receptor (TCR) beta chains of beta(2)GPI-reactive T cells were examined in 8 beta(2)GPI-responders, including 5 patients with APS and 3 healthy subjects, using polymerase chain reaction and...
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