Dominant recognition of a cross-reactive B-cell epitope in Mycobacterium leprae 10 K antigen by immunoglobulin G1 antibodies across the disease spectrum in leprosy

Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 620-627

  Hussain, R ^a   Dockrell, H M ^b   Chiang, T J ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FIXING ANTIBODY; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CROSS REACTIONS; EPITOPES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032927398     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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