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    Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Apr 12;1360(2):97-101.

    Molecular cloning of murine ICA69: diabetes-prone mice recognize the human autoimmune-epitope, Tep69, conserved in splice variants from both species.

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    The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Department of Pediatrics, Ontario, Canada.

    Abstract

    The islet cell antigen ICA69 is an autoimmune target in most patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Understanding its role in diabetic autoimmunity would be facilitated by an animal model. We therefore cloned mouse ICA69. The different splice variants now identified conserve Tep69, the single T cell epitope recognized by patient T cells. We show that diabetes-prone NOD mice had Tep69-specific, autoreactive T cell repertoires and thus provide a relevant model for the study of ICA69's role in diabetic autoimmunity.

    PMID:
    9128175
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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