Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with IgG antibodies to human endogenous retrovirus Gag matrix: A potential pathogenic mechanism of disease?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1952-1960

  Nelson, Paul N ^a,b   Roden, Denise ^a,b   Nevill, Alan ^a,b   Freimanis, Graham L ^a,b   Trela, Malgorzata ^a,b   Ejtehadi, Hora Davari ^a,b   Bowman, Simon ^c   Axford, John ^d   Veitch, Andy M ^e   Tugnet, Nicola ^c   Rylance, Paul B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Human endogenous retrovirus; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARGINYLISOLEUCYLGLYCYLLYSYLGLUTAMYLLEUCYLLYSYLGLUTAMINYLALANYLGLYCYLARGINYLLYSYLGLYCYLASPARAGINYLISOLEUCINE; GAG PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PEPTIDE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SEX; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE PRODUCTS, GAG; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941416825     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130502     Document Type: Article

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