Hypothesis: rheumatoid factors are antiidiotypes related to bacterial or viral Fc receptors.
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Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000502:physiology; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000378:metabolism*; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000378:metabolism*
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor