Antibodies from multiple sclerosis patients preferentially recognize hyperglucosylated adhesin of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

In autoimmune diseases, there have been proposals that exogenous “molecular triggers”, i.e., specific ‘non-self antigens’ accompanying infectious agents, might disrupt control of the adaptive immune system resulting in serious pathologies. The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unclear. How...

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Main Authors: Testa, Chiara, Eilam, Raya, Aharoni, Rina, Nuti, Francesca, Rossi, Giada, Real-Fernandez, Feliciana, Lanzillo, Roberta, Brescia Morra, Vincenzo, Lolli, Francesco, Rovero, Paolo, Papini, Anna Maria, Walvoort, Marthe T. C, Imperiali, Barbara
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108395
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5749-7869

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