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Autoantibody

Autoantibody

antibody that reacts with an antigen that is a normal component of the body. Obviously this can lead to some problems and autoimmunity has been proposed as a causative factor in a number of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

See: systemic lupus erythematosus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, myasthenia gravis.


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Cancer Vaccines: Unanswered Questions

... which a segment of the vaccine target is exchanged with a foreign T cell epitope. The resultant modified proteins have been shown to elicit strong autoantibody responses against the inserted epitope, and a combination of the inserted epitope and parts of the neighboring regions of the target. Antibodies ...

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by conecticut
Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:45 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Cancer Vaccines: Unanswered Questions
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