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A systematic analysis of sequences of human antiphospholipid and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies: the importance of somatic mutations and certain sequence motifs.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2003
Giles Ian P, Haley Joanna D, Nagl Sylvia, Isenberg David A, Latchman David S, Rahman Anisur
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OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have suggested the importance of somatic mutations and certain residues in the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) implicated in the pathogenesis of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS). The authors tested this hypothesis by carrying out a systematic analysis of all published aPL sequences. METHODS: Each aPL variable region sequence was...
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