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Natural micropolymorphism in human leukocyte antigens provides a basis for genetic control of antigen recognition.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 16 Jan 2009
Archbold Julia K, Macdonald Whitney A, Gras Stephanie, Ely Lauren K, Miles John J, Bell Melissa J, Brennan Rebekah M, Beddoe Travis, Wilce Matthew C J, Clements Craig S, Purcell Anthony W, McCluskey James, Burrows Scott R, Rossjohn Jamie
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene polymorphism plays a critical role in protective immunity, disease susceptibility, autoimmunity, and drug hypersensitivity, yet the basis of how HLA polymorphism influences T cell receptor (TCR) recognition is unclear. We examined how a natural micropolymorphism in HLA-B44, an important and large HLA allelic family, affected antigen recognition. T cell-mediated immunity to an...
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