Immunoglobulin gene usage in the human anti-pathogen response.

Article

Immunoglobulin gene usage in the human anti-pathogen response.

Infectious agents and disease - 1 Sept 1995

Newkirk M M, Rioux J D

Abstract excerpt

The human antibody response to foreign pathogens is generated to a relatively small number of target surface proteins and carbohydrates that nonetheless have an extensive array of epitopes. The study of human monoclonal antibodies to different pathogens shows that there are a diversity of mechani...

Topics

Antibody Formation
Antibody-Producing Cells
Autoantibodies
Bacterial Infections
Genes, Immunoglobulin
Humans
Mutation
Virus Diseases

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