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Molecular characteristics of antibodies bearing an anti-DNA-associated idiotype.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Dec 1991
Manheimer-Lory A, Katz J B, Pillinger M, Ghossein C, Smith A, Diamond B
Abstract excerpt
Anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies are the hallmark of the disease systemic lupus erythematosus and are believed to contribute to pathogenesis. While a large number of anti-DNA antibodies from mice with lupus-like syndromes have been characterized and their variable region genes sequenced, few human anti-DNA antibodies have been reported. We describe here the variable region gene sequences of eight antibodies...
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