Antibodies specific for carbamylated proteins precede the onset of clinical symptoms in mice with collagen induced arthritis.

<h4>Objective</h4>The immune response to post-translationally modified antigens is a key characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis. Carbamylation is such a posttranslational modification. Recently, we demonstrated that autoantibodies recognizing carbamylated proteins are present in sera of...

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Main Authors: Jeroen N Stoop, Bi-Sheng Liu, Jing Shi, Diahann T S L Jansen, Martin Hegen, Tom W J Huizinga, Leendert A Trouw, René E M Toes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25025869/pdf/?tool=EBI