Lupus anti‐DNA autoantibodies cross‐react with a glomerular structural protein: a case for tissue injury by molecular mimicry

Anti‐DNA autoantibodies are the hallmark of human and murine systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune rheumatic disease of unknown etiology. Some of these antibodies are believed to be pathogenic for kidney tissue and to initiate immune glomerulonephritis. However, the mechanisms by which a...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of immunology 2001-04, Vol.31 (4), p.1221-1227
Hauptverfasser: Mostoslavsky, Gustavo, Fischel, Ruth, Yachimovich, Nurit, Yarkoni, Yuval, Rosenmann, Eliezer, Monestier, Marc, Baniyash, Michal, Eilat, Dan
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