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Immunoglobulin genes in autoimmunity.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 1993
Leung P S, Gershwin M E
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of V germline genes and somatic mutation as well as the mechanism governing expression of the various V family genes in response to self-antigens are still unknown. Thus, we are still far from understanding the contribution and role of the B cell repertoire in human autoimmunity. Much of our current data on autoantibody gene repertoire are derived from laboratory generated hybridomas or animal...
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