Antibody levels to the class I and II epitopes of the M protein and myosin are related to group A streptococcal exposure in endemic populations

International Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1335-1343

  Brandt, Evelyn R ^a   Yarwood, Penny J ^a   McMillan, David J ^a   Vohra, Harpreet ^b   Currie, Bart ^c   Mammo, Layla ^d   Pruksakorn, Sumalee ^e   Saour, J ^d   Good, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autoimmunity; Infectious immunity bacteria

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; M PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MYOSIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEROLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034782133     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/13.10.1335     Document Type: Article

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