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Possible association of non-binding of HSP70 to HLA-DRB1 peptide sequences and protection from rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunogenetics - 1 May 2002
Maier Jan T, Haug Markus, Föll Jürgen L, Beck Hermann, Kalbacher Hubert, Rammensee Hans-Georg, Dannecker Günther E
Abstract excerpt
The beta-chains of HLA-DR molecules associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) share a common amino acid sequence in their third hypervariable region at position 70-74. This shared epitope could either contribute to preferential binding of a given disease-associated peptide, be involved in disease-induction by molecular mimicry or, by binding to heat shock proteins, influence antigen...
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