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Influence of HLA-DR and -DQ alleles on autoantibody recognition of distinct epitopes within the juxtamembrane domain of the IA-2 autoantigen in type 1 diabetes.
Diabetologia - 1 Feb 2016
Richardson Carolyn C, McLaughlin Kerry A, Morgan Diana, Feltbower Richard G, Christie Michael R
Abstract excerpt
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Insulinoma-associated protein 2 (IA-2) is a major target of autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes. When first detected, IA-2-autoantibodies commonly bind epitopes in the juxtamembrane (JM) domain of IA-2 and antibody responses subsequently spread to the tyrosine phosphatase domain. Definition of structures of epitopes in the JM domain, and genetic requirements for autoimmunity to these epitopes, is...
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