| Literature DB >> 15879033 |
Gerhild Wildner1, Maria Diedrichs-Moehring.
Abstract
We found multimolecular antigenic mimicry of arthritogenic autoantigens and peptides from several other "self" or foreign antigens sharing amino acid sequence homologies. Many of these new mimotopes induced arthritis and/or uveitis upon immunization in Lewis rats, indicating a role for multiple antigens in the initiation of a certain autoimmune disease.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15879033 PMCID: PMC1112081 DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.12.5.677-679.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN: 1071-412X