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HLA-DQ6/8 double transgenic mice develop auricular chondritis following type II collagen immunization: a model for human relapsing polychondritis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 1998
Bradley D S, Das P, Griffiths M M, Luthra H S, David C S
Abstract excerpt
We have generated transgenic (tg) mice expressing HLA-DQ8alphabeta (DQA1*0301/DQB*0302) or HLA-DQ6alphabeta (DQA1*0103/DQB1*0601) molecules lacking endogenous murine class II expression (A beta0) to investigate the ability of these HLA class II to present type II collagen (CII) and induce collagen-induced arthritis. The DQ8alphabeta tg mice responded strongly to CII, developing severe arthritis, while...
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