Article
HLA-DQ-regulated T-cell responses to islet cell autoantigens insulin and GAD65.
Diabetes - 1 Jul 2004
Tree Timothy I M, Duinkerken Gaby, Willemen Sabine, de Vries René R P, Roep Bart O
Abstract excerpt
HLA-DQ is strongly associated with genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes. It is assumed that HLA-DQ molecules exert their effects on the disease via the presentation of peptides from islet autoantigens to CD4(+) T-cells, but little information regarding HLA-DQ-restricted, islet antigen-specific, autoreactive T-cells is available. To investigate the role of HLA-DQ in the immune response to islet autoantigens,...
Topics
- Alleles
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibody Formation
- Autoantigens
- Cell Division
- Child
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- HLA-DQ Antigens
