Article
Association of amino acid sequences in the HLA-DQB1 first domain with antitopoisomerase I autoantibody response in scleroderma (progressive systemic sclerosis).
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 1992
Reveille J D, Durban E, MacLeod-St Clair M J, Goldstein R, Moreda R, Altman R D, Arnett F C
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies in Caucasians with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) have suggested associations of antitopoisomerase I (antitopo I) autoantibodies with either serologically defined HLA-DR2 or DR5. To better define class II HLA associations with the antitopo I response, 161 PSS patients (132 Caucasians and 29 American blacks) were studied for antitopo I autoantibodies by immunodiffusion and immunoblotting,...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Autoantibodies
- Base Sequence
- Black People
- DNA Topoisomerases, Type I
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- HLA-DR Antigens
