Rheumatoid factors (RFs), autoantibodies that bind to the Fc portion of IgG, are important in
the immune response. RF-committed B-cells exist in the circulating lymphocyte pool in a high …

… Phage (10 6 ) were plated on XL-1 Blue MRF′ bacterial lawn at 50,000 plaque-forming
units per 150-mm plate. Polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (Millipore) soaked in 10 mm IPTG …

… The odds ratio for the association between elevated IgG-AGE positive status and erythrocyte
sedimentation rate greater than 50 mm/hour for all 238 patients was 2.45 (95% confidence …

Objective. Antibodies to Proteus mirabilis were previously detected in patients with established
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We examined the prevalence of antibodies to P. mirabilis and …

The induction of autoantibodies to U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (U1 snRNP) complexes
is not well understood. We present evidence that healthy individuals with cytomegalovirus …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is prevalent in North American Native populations, with
a high frequency of multicase families and seropositivity in first‐degree relatives. This study …

In order to understand better the origins of the elevated levels of the glycoform of IgG that
lacks galactose on both arms of the oligosaccharide chain (G0%) located in the Fc, which …

Complications of immunosuppression are thought to be rare with the use of low dose pulse
methotrexate (MTX) for nonneoplastic conditions. We describe 4 complications of …

Objectives. The aetiology of RA is unknown; however, bacterial exposure, particularly to
Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae, has been linked to disease …

… The 1.5-mm gels were run at 20 mA constant current on a mini-gel apparatus model SE-200
(Hoefer Scientific Instruments, San Francisco, CA). Protein that had been electrophoresed …