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Immunogenetic analysis of a panel of monoclonal IgG and IgM anti-PDC-E2/X antibodies derived from patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Apr 1998
Thomson R K, Davis Z, Palmer J M, Arthur M J, Yeaman S J, Chapman C J, Spellerberg M B, Stevenson F K
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Autoantibodies with specificity for the E2 component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC-E2) are commonly present in primary biliary cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to generate and characterise human anti-PDC-E2 monoclonal antibodies and analyse immunoglobulin gene usage and mutation for clues to pathogenesis. METHODS: Peripheral B-lymphocytes from two patients with primary biliary...
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