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Specificities of human TAP alleles for HLA-B27 binding peptides.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 1996
Kuipers J G, Raybourne R B, Williams K M, Zeidler H, Yu D T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Allelic TAP polymorphism has been linked to susceptibility to Reiter's syndrome and was suggested to influence disease phenotype in HLA-B27 positive patients with ankylosing spondylitis. In the present study, we examined whether the human TAP alleles functionally differ in their translocation specificity for HLA-B27-binding nonamers. METHODS: TAP translocation of a panel of HLA-B27-binding peptides was...
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