HLA-DRB1 allelic epitopes that associate with autoimmune disease risk or protection activate reciprocal macrophage polarization

Abstract Associations between particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles and susceptibility to—or protection from—autoimmune diseases have been long observed. Allele-specific antigen presentation (AP) has been widely proposed as a culprit, but it is unclear whether HLA molecules might also hav...

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Main Authors: Vincent van Drongelen, Bruna Miglioranza Scavuzzi, Sarah Veloso Nogueira, Frederick W. Miller, Amr H. Sawalha, Joseph Holoshitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82195-3