Rheumatoid factors isolated from patients with autoimmune disorders are derived from germline genes distinct from those encoding the Wa, Po, and Bla cross-reactive idiotypes.

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Published in J Clin Invest on May 01, 1991

Authors

K D Victor1, I Randen, K Thompson, O Forre, J B Natvig, S M Fu, J D Capra

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1: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9048.

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