Article
Epitope patterns of anti-RNP antibodies in rheumatic diseases. Evidence for an antigen-driven autoimmune response.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 1990
Habets W J, Hoet M H, van Venrooij W J
Abstract excerpt
Autoantibodies against small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNP) are common in systemic lupus erythematosus and related disorders. The 3 categories, anti-(U1)RNP, anti-(U1, U2)RNP, and anti-Sm, all contain a common antibody specificity directed against the U1 snRNP-associated A protein. To determine the specificity of anti-U1 snRNP A protein antibodies for various antigenic sites, we tested 26 different...
Topics
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Autoantigens
- Autoimmunity
- Chromosome Deletion
- Epitopes
- Humans
- Immune Sera
- Mutation
- Rheumatic Diseases
- Ribonucleoproteins
- Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear
