Article
The immunoglobulin kappa light chain repertoire expressed in the synovium of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 1992
Lee S K, Bridges S L, Koopman W J, Schroeder H W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the nature of the B cell response in the synovial tissue of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Specifically, we sought to determine if the pattern of immunoglobulin expression was consistent with polyclonal stimulation of B cells or an antigen-driven response. METHODS...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- Cross Reactions
- DNA
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin A
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin M
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Rheumatoid Factor
- Synovial Membrane
- Transcription, Genetic