Article
Expression of a transgenic class II Ab gene confers susceptibility to collagen-induced arthritis.
European journal of immunology - 1 Jul 1994
Brunsberg U, Gustafsson K, Jansson L, Michaëlsson E, Ahrlund-Richter L, Pettersson S, Mattsson R, Holmdahl R
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II region is assumed to influence autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. In the mouse, the H-2q haplotype is associated with susceptibility to collagen-induced arthritis, while the H-2p haplotype is not. The class II A molecules of these...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigen Presentation
- Arthritis
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Base Sequence
- Collagen
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
