Characterization of a germline Vk gene encoding cationic anti-DNA antibody and role of receptor editing for development of the autoantibody in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1843-1850

  Suzuki, Noboru ^a   Harada, Tatsuhiro ^a   Mihara, Shoji ^a   Sakane, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

A30 gene; lupus nephritis; polymorphism; primary rearrangement; self reactivity

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMOSOME 2P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0029861299     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118985     Document Type: Article

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