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Defining the recognition elements of Lewis Y-reactive antibodies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Saha Somdutta, Pashov Anastas, Siegel Eric R, Murali Ramachandran, Kieber-Emmons Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Antibody response to carbohydrate antigens is often independent of T cells and the process of affinity/specificity improvement is considered strictly dependent on the germinal centers. Antibodies induced during a T cell-independent type 2 (TI-2) response are less variable and less functionally versatile than those induced with T cell help. The antigen specificity consequences of accumulation of somatic mutations...
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