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Role of intermolecular/intrastructural B- and T-cell determinants in the diversification of autoantibodies to ribonucleoprotein particles.
15 Dec 1993
Abstract excerpt
The U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (sn-RNP) particle, which consists of the U1 small RNA and multiple polypeptides, is a central target of the autoimmune response in systemic lupus erythematosus. Autoantibodies to the individual proteins of the U1 snRNP typically co-occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, an observation reconciled by postulating that the intact RNA-protein complex serves as the...
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