IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immunemediated fibroinflammatory condition that can
affect multiple organs and lead to tumefactive, tissuedestructive lesions and organ failure (1)…

… T cells showing a Th2 phenotype in a patient with Mikulicz’s disease associated with …
Possible involvement of T helper type 2 responses to Toll-like receptor ligands in IgG4-…

… Mitotic and complex patterns were coordinated by Tsuneyo Mimori (Japan) and Manfred
Herold (Austria). An additional 1-h session was devoted to technical recommendations …

… at lysine 4 (H3K4me3) peaks in primary CD4 + regulatory T cells (T reg cells; P < 1.0 × 10
−5 ). For the RA risk loci enriched with T reg H3K4me3 peaks, we incorporated the epigenetic …

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a novel clinical disease entity characterized by elevated
serum IgG4 concentration and tumefaction or tissue infiltration by IgG4+ plasma cells. …

Objective To identify novel autoantibodies specific for dermatomyositis (DM), especially those
specific for clinically amyopathic DM (C‐ADM). Methods Autoantibodies were analyzed by …

The mechanism of interaction between the Ku autoantigenic protein, a heterodimer of
noncovalently linked 70,000- and 80,000-dalton subunits, and DNA was studied using …

… suggest that T cell activation is negatively influenced by a rapid decrease in B cell to T cell
… between these B cells and activated T cells by down regulating costimulatory molecules, …

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation.
We report a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in a Japanese …

Autoantibodies in the serum from a patient with connective tissue disease have been used
to define a high molecule weight acidic nuclear protein antigen. The antigen tentatively …