Characterization of a Lipoyl Domain-Independent B-Cell Autoepitope on the Human Branched-Chain Acyltransferase in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Overlap Syndrome with Autoimmune Hepatitis

Characterization of a Lipoyl Domain-Independent B-Cell Autoepitope on the Human Branched-Chain Acyltransferase in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Overlap Syndrome with Autoimmune Hepatitis

Background and aims: Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) which recognize pyruvate acetyltransferase (PDC-E2) represent a highly diagnostic feature of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). The analysis of immunofluorescence (IF)-AMA-positive sera in PBC patients indicates a conformational epitope located w...

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Main Authors: Antal Csepregi, Petra Obermayer-Straub, Susanne Kneip, Anne Kayser, Stephanie Loges, Eleonore Schmidt, Elemér Nemesánszky, Ferenc Szalay, Michael P. Manns, Christian P. Strassburg
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10446670310001642159
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