title: A human monoclonal IgG reactive with a private idiotope of a monoclonal IgM with autoantibody activity against myelin-associated glycoprotein.
abstract: One hundred and thirteen sera from patients with monoclonal IgG were tested for reactivity against a panel of 13 human monoclonal IgM having various autoantibody activities: 6 to myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), 2 to vimentin intermediate filament protein and 5 to red blood cell antigens [cold agglutinins with specificity directed to I antigen (3 cases), i antigen (1 case) or Pr antigen (1 case)]. One IgG was found to react with a monoclonal IgM with anti-MAG activity. This reactivity was characterized as idiotypic and directed against a private idiotope of the monoclonal IgM. This work provides further evidence for the existence of anti-idiotypic antibody activity of monoclonal Ig occurring in human B cell neoplasias.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Hematology and Immunopathology, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Aissa-Fennira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benammar-Elgaaied
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouguerra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brouet
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dellagi
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology*; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology*; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein