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Organization, sequence and expression of the HLA-B27 gene: a molecular approach to analyze HLA and disease associations.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Weiss, Elisabeth H. Kuon, Wolfgang Doerner, Christa Lang, Matti Riethmueller, Gert |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Abstract | Among the numerous autoimmune diseases associated with various HLA alleles, the one with the highest relative risk so far reported has been ankylosing spondylitis with HLA-B27. To examine this relationship more directly, we have cloned the gene encoding the HLA-B27 antigen and determined its complete DNA sequence. Comparison of the HLA-B27 sequence with that of the allelic HLA-B27 shows a high level of homology. Mutations are distributed evenly between exons and introns. Exon 1 and intron 1 are the most divergent ones, and the degree of divergence distinctly declines towards the 3' end. The HLA-B57 gene when transfected into murine L cells is expressed on the cell surface and reacts with a panel of monoclonal antibodies directed against monomorphic and polymorphic determinants associated with HLA-B27 antigen. The isolation of this gene allows for the first time a search for structural features which make the HLA-B27 antigen a high risk genetic factor for a group of rheumatoid disorders, in particular ankylosing spondylitis. |
| Starting Page | 1998 |
| Ending Page | 2000 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3099/1/3099.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 3912316v1 |
| Volume Number | 170 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Immunobiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ankylosing spondylitis Autoimmune Diseases Exons HLA-B27 Antigen Histocompatibility Antigens Class II Homologous Gene Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Introns Mental association nervous system disorder |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |