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Revisiting the arthritogenic peptide theory: quantitative not qualitative changes in the peptide repertoire of HLA-B27 allotypes.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Mar 2015
Schittenhelm Ralf B, Sian Terry C C Lim Kam, Wilmann Pascal G, Dudek Nadine L, Purcell Anthony W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The association of HLA-B27 with spondyloarthropathy is one of the strongest documented for any autoimmune disease. A common hypothesis for this association is the arthritogenic peptide concept. This dictates that differences in the peptide binding preferences of disease-associated and non-disease-associated HLA-B27 allotypes underlie the presentation of bacterial and self-peptides, leading to...
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