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Crossreactivity to vinculin and microbes provides a molecular basis for HLA-based protection against...

Crossreactivity to vinculin and microbes provides a molecular basis for HLA-based protection against...

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Crossreactivity to vinculin and microbes provides a molecular basis for HLA-based protection against rheumatoid arthritis

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Crossreactivity to vinculin and microbes provides a molecular basis for HLA-based protection against rheumatoid arthritis

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature communications, 2015-05, Vol.6 (1), p.6681-6681, Article 6681

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

The HLA locus is the strongest risk factor for anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)
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rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite considerable efforts in the last 35 years, this association is poorly understood. Here we identify (citrullinated) vinculin, present in the joints of ACPA
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RA patients, as an autoantigen targeted by ACPA and CD...

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Crossreactivity to vinculin and microbes provides a molecular basis for HLA-based protection against rheumatoid arthritis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1680186411

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1680186411

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ISSN

2041-1723

E-ISSN

2041-1723

DOI

10.1038/ncomms7681

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