Table 4.
Specificity of antibody response to DBY peptides
| Peptide | Amino acid sequence | No. male patients with female donors with reactivity to each peptide,* n = 27 |
|---|---|---|
| DBY 2 | KNDPELDQQLANLDLNSEK | 10 |
| DBX 2 | ENALGLDQQFAGLDLNSSD | 0 |
| DBY 8 | EASKGFHDKDSSGWSCSK | 7 |
| DBX 8 | EATRGFYDKDSSGWSSSK | 0 |
| DBY 11 | AYSSFGSR-DSRGKPGYF | 2 |
| DBX11 | AYSSFGSRSDSRGKSSFF | 0 |
| DBY 13 | GYFSERGSGSRGRFDDR | 7 |
| DBX 13 | SFFSDRGSGSRGRFDDR | 0 |
| DBY 16 | DGIGNR-ERPGFGRFERSGH | 7 |
| DBX 16 | DGIGSRGDRSGFGKFERGGN | 0 |
| DBY 17 | PGFGRFERSGHSRWCDK | 7 |
| DBX 17 | SGFGKFERGGNSRWCDK | 0 |
| DBY 71 | VAARGLDISNVRHVINF | 3 |
| DBX 71 | VAARGLDISNVKHVINF | 1 |
| DBY 76 | RTGRVGNLGLATSFFNEK | 5 |
| DBX 76 | RTGRVGNLGLATSFFNER | 0 |
| DBY 77 | LGLATSFFNEKNMNITK | 7 |
| DBX 77 | LGLATSFFNERNINITK | 1 |
| DBY 78 | FFNEKNMNITKDLLDLLV | 7 |
| DBX 78 | FFNERNINITKDLLDLLV | 1 |
*
Measured by ELISA. Amino acids that differ compared with DBY and DBX are shown in bold.