HLA Class II Polymorphisms Determine Responses to Bacterial Superantigens

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1719-1726

  Llewelyn, Martin ^a   Sriskandan, Shiranee ^a   Peakman, Mark ^b   Ambrozak, David R ^c   Douek, Daniel C ^c   Kwok, William W ^d   Cohen, Jonathan ^a,e   Altmann, Daniel M ^a,f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; EXOTOXIN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DQA1 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; STREPTOCOCCAL PYROGENIC EXOTOXIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 1642444031     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.3.1719     Document Type: Article

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