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HLA-DR alleles in amyloid beta-peptide autoimmunity: a highly immunogenic role for the DRB1*1501 allele.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Sept 2009
Zota Victor, Nemirovsky Anna, Baron Rona, Fisher Yair, Selkoe Dennis J, Altmann Daniel M, Weiner Howard L, Monsonego Alon
Abstract excerpt
Active amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) immunization of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) caused meningoencephalitis in approximately 6% of immunized patients in a clinical trial. In addition, long-term studies of AD patients show varying degrees of Abeta Ab responses, which correlate with the extent of Abeta clearance from the brain. In this study, we examined the contribution of various HLA-DR alleles to these...
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