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HLA variation and disease

Abstract:
Fifty years since the first description of an association between HLA and human disease, HLA molecules have proven to be central to physiology, protective immunity and deleterious, disease-causing autoimmune reactivity. Technological advances have enabled pivotal progress in the determination of the molecular mechanisms that underpin the association between HLA genetics and functional outcome. Here, we review our current understanding of HLA molecules as the fundamental platform for immune surveillance and responsiveness in health and disease. We evaluate the scope for personalized antigen-specific disease prevention, whereby harnessing HLA-ligand interactions for clinical benefit is becoming a realistic prospect.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1038/nri.2017.143

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1179-4021


Publisher:
Springer Nature
Journal:
Nature Reviews Immunology More from this journal
Volume:
18
Issue:
5
Pages:
325-339
Publication date:
2018-01-02
Acceptance date:
2018-01-02
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EISSN:
1474-1741
ISSN:
1474-1733
Pmid:
29292391


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English
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pubs:817792
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uuid:df5c1f16-0429-4776-8a5a-748aa2db3edf
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817792
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2019-06-30
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