| Literature DB >> 18705627 |
Alexander Spratt1, Tim Key, Anthony J Vivian.
Abstract
A 13-year-old girl developed bilateral chronic anterior uveitis following bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination. HLA testing was negative for B27 but positive for DRB1 *0404, a variant of DR4 often associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The authors propose her HLA repertoire allowed for a BCG-induced abnormal autoimmune response by the mechanism of molecular mimicry.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18705627 DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20080701-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus ISSN: 0191-3913 Impact factor: 1.402