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Serum SmD autoantibody proteomes are clonally restricted and share variable-region peptides.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Feb 2015
Al Kindi Mahmood A, Chataway Tim K, Gilada George A, Jackson Michael W, Goldblatt Fiona M, Walker Jenny G, Colella Alex D, Gordon Tom P
Abstract excerpt
Recent advances in mass spectrometry-based proteomic methods have allowed variable (V)-region peptide signatures to be derived from human autoantibodies present in complex serum mixtures. Here, we analysed the clonality and V-region composition of immunoglobulin (Ig) proteomes specific for the immunodominant SmD protein subunit of the lupus-specific Sm autoantigen. Precipitating SmD-specific IgGs were eluted from...
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