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Prevention of type 1 diabetes in the rat with an allele-specific anti-T-cell receptor antibody: Vβ13 as a therapeutic target and biomarker.
Diabetes - 1 May 2012
Liu Zhijun, Cort Laura, Eberwine Ryan, Herrmann Thomas, Leif Jean H, Greiner Dale L, Yahalom Barak, Blankenhorn Elizabeth P, Mordes John P
Abstract excerpt
In earlier studies of the Iddm14 diabetes susceptibility locus in the rat, we identified an allele of the T-cell receptor (TCR) β-chain, Tcrb-V13S1A1, as a candidate gene. To establish its importance, we treated susceptible rats with a depleting anti-rat Vβ13 monoclonal antibody and then exposed them to either polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid or a diabetogenic virus to induce diabetes. The overall frequency of...
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