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Metal-specific CD4+ T-cell responses induced by beryllium exposure in HLA-DP2 transgenic mice.
Mucosal immunology - 1 Jan 2016
Falta M T, Tinega A N, Mack D G, Bowerman N A, Crawford F, Kappler J W, Pinilla C, Fontenot A P
Abstract excerpt
Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is a granulomatous lung disorder that is associated with the accumulation of beryllium (Be)-specific CD4(+) T cells into the lung. Genetic susceptibility is linked to HLA-DPB1 alleles that possess a glutamic acid at position 69 (βGlu69), and HLA-DPB1*02:01 is the most prevalent βGlu69-containing allele. Using HLA-DP2 transgenic (Tg) mice, we developed a model of CBD that replicates...
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