Autoantibodies and tropical infections.
Autoantibodies against diverse autoantigens have long been known to exist in the sera of several tropical infections. The introduction of monoclonal antibody technology has allowed immortalization of autoantibody secreting B-lymphocytes and subsequent analysis of these autoantibodies. This paper discusses the current literature on the induction, origins, significance and analysis of autoantibodies.
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Department of Immunology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D014329:Tropical Climate
D001323:Autoantibodies