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Clonal diversification in OspA-specific antibodies from peripheral circulation of a chronic Lyme arthritis patient.
Journal of immunological methods - 10 Apr 2007
Ghosh Srimoyee, Huber Brigitte T
Abstract excerpt
Chronic, antibiotic treatment-resistant Lyme arthritis develops in a subset of patients following infection with the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and persists after apparent microbial clearance. IgG responses to Outer Surface Protein (Osp) A, an abundant spirochetal lipoprotein, correlate with both severity and duration of joint inflammation. Characterization of this OspA-directed antibody response...
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