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. 1982 Jul 1;156(1):104–111. doi: 10.1084/jem.156.1.104

Direct demonstration of an HLA-DR allotypic determinant on the low molecular weight (beta) subunit using a mouse monoclonal antibody specific for DR3

JP Johnson, T Meo, G Reithmuller, DJ Schendel, R Wank
PMCID: PMC2186719  PMID: 6177816

Abstract

A murine monoclonal antibody directed against a human B cell surface antigen with the characteristics of HLA-DR is described. The antigen detected is tightly linked to HLA and is correlated with the alloantigen HLA-Dw/DR3. Reactivity with a fraction of Dw/DRw6 cells is also observed. The determinant recognized by this antibody has been shown to be present on the smaller molecular weight β subunit of the HLA-DR antigen.

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