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CD45 isoform expression in autoimmune myasthenia gravis.
Autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2003
Tackenberg B, Nitschke M, Willcox N, Ziegler A, Nessler S, Schumm F, Oertel W H, Hemmer B, Sommer N
Abstract excerpt
In myasthenia gravis (MG), humoral and cellular immune mechanisms are involved in the autoimmune pathogenesis. In this study, we investigated the role of the CD45 molecule in MG, having recently reported an association in multiple sclerosis. CD45, a protein-tyrosine phophatase receptor type C (PTPRC), is essential for both thymic selection and peripheral activation of T and B cells. Our aims were to determine (a)...
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