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Highly homologous T-cell receptor beta sequences support a common target for autoreactive T cells in most patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
7 Feb 2007
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored molecules on blood cells accounts for most features of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) but not for the expansion of PNH (GPI(-)) clone(s). A plausible model is that PNH clones expand by escaping negative selection exerted by autoreactive T cells against normal (GPI(+)) hematopoiesis. By a systematic analysis of T-cell receptor beta (TCR-beta)...
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