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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Journal article

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

  • Izui S Department of Pathology, Centre Médical Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • 1994-12-01
Published in:
  • Current opinion in immunology. - 1994
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune
Animals
Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
Erythrocytes
Humans
Immunoglobulin M
Mice
Mice, Inbred NZB
Mice, Transgenic
T-Lymphocytes
English Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AHA) is characterized by the production of Coombs' antibodies, which are responsible for the destruction of red blood cells (RBCs). Analysis of both monoclonal anti-RBC autoantibodies derived from autoimmune New Zealand black mice and transgenic mice expressing a pathogenic IgM anti-RBC autoantibody has considerably improved our understanding of the B-cell responses involved in AHA, although our knowledge of T-cell immunity in AHA is still limited. The identification of the major T-cell epitope in the context of MHC class II molecules would be of paramount importance in helping to elucidate the cellular and molecular basis central to the development of AHA.
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  • English
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