Autoimmune pathogenesis for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Reiter's syndrome (RS): autoantibodies against an epitope shared by HLA B27 and Klebsiella pneumoniae nitrogenase in sera of HLA B27 patients with AS and RS.
Schwimmbeck
P L
PL
Department of Immunology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Oldstone
M B
MB
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009591:Nitrogenase / Q000276:immunology; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000276:immunology*
D001323:Autoantibodies; D000939:Epitopes; D006680:HLA Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D009591:Nitrogenase