A novel immunoglobulin-immunoglobulin interaction in autoimmunity.

Well over six decades since its first description, the Rheumatoid Factor (RF)-autoantibodies recognizing Fc (constant) portion of IgG through their own Fab (antigen binding variable segments)-is believed to have come of age. Autoimmune pancreatitis is a unique form of pancreatitis, biologically char...

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Main Authors: Shigeyuki Kawa, Kei Kitahara, Hideaki Hamano, Yayoi Ozaki, Norikazu Arakura, Kaname Yoshizawa, Takeji Umemura, Masao Ota, Sadaaki Mizoguchi, Yasunori Shimozuru, Seiamak Bahram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2249926?pdf=render