Long-Lived Plasma Cells and Memory B Cells Produce Pathogenic Anti-GAD65 Autoantibodies in Stiff Person Syndrome

• Marta Rizzi,

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Clinical Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Rolf Knoth,

  Affiliation Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Christiane S. Hampe,

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Peter Lorenz,

  Affiliation Institute of Immunology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

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• Marie-Lise Gougeon,

  Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Antiviral Immunity, Biotherapy and Vaccine Unit, Paris, France

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• Brigitte Lemercier,

  Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Antiviral Immunity, Biotherapy and Vaccine Unit, Paris, France

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• Nils Venhoff,

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Francesca Ferrera,

  Affiliation Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

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• Ulrich Salzer,

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Hans-Jürgen Thiesen,

  Affiliation Institute of Immunology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

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• Hans-Hartmut Peter,

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Ulrich A. Walker,

  Affiliation Department of Rheumatology at Basel University, Basel, Switzerland

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• Hermann Eibel

  * E-mail: hermann.eibel@uniklinik-freiburg.de

  Affiliations Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Centre of Chronic Immunodeficiency, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Clinical Research Unit for Rheumatology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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