Nonrheumatoid IgM in Human Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Type II Cryoglobulinemia Recognize Mimotopes of the CD4-Like LAG-3 Protein

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3727-3736

  Mecchia, Monica ^a,c   Casato, Milvia ^b   Tafi, Rosalba ^a   Filocamo, Gessica ^a   Bonomo, Lorenzo ^b   Fiorilli, Massimo ^b   Cortese, Riccardo ^a   Migliaccio, Giovanni ^a   Nicosia, Alfredo ^a  

^a IRBM   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CD223 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RABBIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD4; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BASE SEQUENCE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EPITOPES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RABBITS; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 0030587888     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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