A new assay for IgG rheumatoid factor activity and its use to analyse rheumatoid factor reactivity with human IgG isotypes

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Elson ◽  
S. D. Carter ◽  
D. G. I. Scott ◽  
P. A. Bacon ◽  
J. Lowe
2008 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. HUNT GERARDO ◽  
J. E. PERSSELIN ◽  
R. H. STEVENS

2013 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 2430-2440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar D. Charles ◽  
Michael I. M. Orloff ◽  
Eiko Nishiuchi ◽  
Svetlana Marukian ◽  
Charles M. Rice ◽  
...  

The Lancet ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 309 (8019) ◽  
pp. 1008-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.N. Kacaki ◽  
T.H. Siem ◽  
R. Brouwer

1979 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarence E. Jones ◽  
Robert J. Rousseau ◽  
Kameron W. Maxwell

Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
pp. 3103-3112 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Pritsch ◽  
C Magnac ◽  
G Dumas ◽  
C Egile ◽  
G Dighiero

Abstract We report here the complete heavy and light chain variable region sequences of seven heterohybridomas derived from CD5+ chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) B lymphocytes and displaying natural autoantibody activity. The three hybrids displaying a polyreactive pattern of binding used VH4 family members, ie, the VH4–18 gene in germinal configuration in two cases and a VH4 gene with 90% homology with VH4–21 for the third one. A hybrid expressing anti-Sm activity used a VH3 family member with 95.26% homology with the 30P1 gene. The three hybrids exclusively displaying rheumatoid factor activity expressed VH1 family genes: 51P1 gene for two (in germinal configuration in one, and with 93.2% homology in the other), whereas the third one used the V1–3b gene (98.8% homology). Definitive homology with known germline D segments was found for four of the seven hybrids (DN2 in 3 and DLR4 in 1) and JH use appeared to be random. The three hybrids displaying polyreactive activity expressed V kappa I, V lambda III, and V lambda II genes, all in germinal configuration. Among the three hybrids with rheumatoid factor activity, two used the same V kappa II gene with, respectively, 98% and 96% homology with a gene previously described; the third used a V lambda I gene in germinal configuration. Finally, the clone with anti-Sm activity used a V lambda III gene having 97% homology with a germinal gene. Overall, these results attempt to establish the relationship between frequent self- reactivity observed in CD5+ B-CLL and V gene usage. For VH genes, they confirm overexpression of the 51P1 gene in B-CLL and suggest nonstochastic use of two VH4 genes (4–21 and 4–18). For VL genes, available information is too scarce to lead to firm conclusions.


Author(s):  
Paul A. Ramsland ◽  
Bahereh F. Movafagh ◽  
Morris Reichlin ◽  
Allen B. Edmundson

Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 3486-3488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Antonescu ◽  
Claude Mayerat ◽  
Alain Mantegani ◽  
Philippe C. Frei ◽  
François Spertini ◽  
...  

The Lancet ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 309 (8024) ◽  
pp. 1262-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
RichardS Tedder ◽  
Moya Briggs

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