Article
Detailed analysis of the E2-IgM complex in hepatitis C-related type II mixed cryoglobulinaemia.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Mar 2006
Ferri S, Dal Pero F, Bortoletto G, Bianchi F B, Lenzi M, Alberti A, Gerotto M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) plays a major role in the induction of type II mixed cryoglobulinaemia (MCII). The role of HCV proteins and virus-host interaction in the pathogenesis of MC remains to be defined. To address this issue, we have characterized, in detail, the monoclonal IgM and the viral component of circulating immune complexes in eight patients with HCV-associated MCII. The proportion of HCV-RNA...
Topics
- Aged
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigen-Antibody Complex
- Complementarity Determining Regions
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Female
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin M
- Immunoglobulin Variable Region
- Male
