Somatic hypermutation and selection of B cells in thymic germinal centers responding to acetylcholine receptor in myasthenia gravis

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1935-1944

  Sims, G P ^a   Shiono, H ^a   Willcox, N ^a   Stott, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEMORY CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC MUTATION; THYMUS;

EID: 0035881829     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.4.1935     Document Type: Article

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