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Analysis of human T cell and B cell responses against U small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 70-kd, B, and D polypeptides among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and mixed connective tissue disease.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 1997
Holyst M M, Hill D L, Hoch S O, Hoffman R W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To analyze T and B cell reactivity with U small nuclear RNP (snRNP) 70-kd, B, and D polypeptides among patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) and to examine the functional characteristics of snRNP-reactive T cell clones. METHODS: We used an snRNP enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblotting to characterize antibodies in patients' sera. We used human recombinant fusion proteins 70 kd, B,...
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