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Immunogenicity of a rheumatoid arthritis protective sequence when acquired through microchimerism
9 Sept 2019
Abstract excerpt
Significance HLA genes confer the strongest genetic autoimmune disease risk. Specific HLA-DRB1 alleles predispose to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while others encoding the sequence DERAA are RA-protective. Unexpectedly, having given birth to children with DERAA + HLA-DRB1 alleles prior to onset was found to increase RA risk in women. We show that microchimerism (Mc; allogeneic cell long-term legacy of pregnancy)...
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