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  • Title: Properties of a system of public idiotypes of lupus autoantibodies.
    Author: Schwartz RS.
    Journal: Int Rev Immunol; 1989; 5(2):153-5. PubMed ID: 8691047.
    Abstract:
    We can conclude from the properties of the Id-16/6 system that a relatively restricted group of B cell clones is activated in systemic lupus erythematosus. Whether this is a property of the immunogenic stimulus that causes the diseases (if indeed there is one), or whether the observations are due to an idiotypic network that favors the selection of Id-16/6-expressing B cells is not known. These alternatives are under investigation. Apart from these theoretical considerations, the high frequency of Id-16/6(+) autoantibodies, including pathogenic autoantibodies, in systemic lupus erythematosus may point to targets amenable to the specific therapy of the disease.
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