Article
Analysis of the role of variation of major histocompatibility complex class II expression on nonobese diabetic (NOD) peripheral T cell response.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 21 Dec 1998
Ridgway W M, Ito H, Fassò M, Yu C, Fathman C G
Abstract excerpt
The current paradigm of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease association suggests that efficient binding of autoantigens by disease-associated MHC molecules leads to a T cell-mediated immune response and resultant autoimmune sequelae. The data presented below offer a different model for this association of MHC with autoimmune diabetes. We used several mouse lines expressing different levels of I-Ag7...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
