The autoimmune T and B cell repertoires in monozygotic twins discordant for myasthenia gravis. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Two pairs of monozygotic twins, discordant for myasthenia gravis (MG) for more than 30 years, were studied regarding T cell and antibody reactivity against disease related autoantigens, the acetylcholine receptor, one idiotypic and one anti-idiotypic human monoclonal antibody. The healthy and myasthenic twins had very similar autoantibody repertoires. IgG fractions from both healthy and myasthenic twins had the same capacity to decrease the free acetylcholine receptor content in mice after passive transfer. In comparison with their myasthenic sisters, the healthy twins had lower T cell responses against the acetylcholine receptor.

publication date

  • March 1, 2004

Research

keywords

  • Autoimmunity
  • B-Lymphocytes
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • T-Lymphocytes

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 1242294592

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2003.09.019

PubMed ID

  • 14975600

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 148

issue

  • 1-2