| Literature DB >> 3919139 |
P P Chen, S Fong, R A Houghten, D A Carson.
Abstract
Recently, an antiidiotype to human monoclonal IgM anti-IgG autoantibodies (rheumatoid factors) was found to react also with human IgG. This peculiar antiidiotype was called an 'epibody'. We describe the induction of a similar epibody by immunization with a synthetic peptide (corresponding to one hypervariable region of the IgM-RF Glo). The results confirm the existence of epibodies, and provide the possible molecular basis of the epibody phenomenon.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3919139 PMCID: PMC2187561 DOI: 10.1084/jem.161.2.323
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307