Abstract
Yersinia enterocolitica is suspected of involvement in the aetiology of reactive arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Its two major outer membrane proteins are important targets for IgA and other protein A reactive immunoglobulins in the sera of some patients with these diseases.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
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Arthritis, Infectious / etiology
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Arthritis, Infectious / immunology
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Humans
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Membrane Proteins / immunology*
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing / etiology
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing / immunology*
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Yersinia Infections / complications
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Yersinia Infections / immunology*
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Yersinia enterocolitica / immunology
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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Membrane Proteins