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QUANTITATIVE INHERITANCE OF HETEROPHILE RHEUMATOID FACTOR RESPONSIVENESS IN MICE
Author(s) -
Dresser D. W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of immunogenetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1744-313X
pISSN - 1744-3121
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-313x.1982.tb00780.x
Subject(s) - inheritance (genetic algorithm) , heterophile , immunology , rheumatoid factor , biology , medicine , genetics , rheumatoid arthritis , antibody , gene
Summary A heterophile rheumatoid factor (RF) response to LPS was measured in mice by means of a plaque assay using target cells coated with bovine IgG. CBA mice were high responders and A, and DBA/2 were low responders, while strains C57B1, and LP/J showed low to intermediate responsiveness. Use of appropriate congenic strains confirmed that responsiveness is not closely associated with either H‐2 or Igh. Failure to respond is not likely to be due to a V‐region deficiency, nor can it be readily circumvented, by heterosis (complementation) or the use of high doses of LPS or an extra virulent form of LPS. Breeding experiments show a quantitative trait with maternal responder status having a measurably positive effect.