A Study of Molecular Mimicry and Immunological Cross-reactivity between Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Myelin Mimics

On the basis of the reported association between hepatitis B vaccination (HBvacc) and autoimmune demyelinating complications such as multiple sclerosis (MS), we have looked for aminoacid similarities between the small hepatitis B virus surface antigen (SHBsAg),...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios-Petrou Bogdanos, Heather Smith, Yun Ma, Harold Baum, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Diego Vergani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520500285247
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