"beta 2-Microglobulin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An 11-kDa protein associated with the outer membrane of many cells including lymphocytes. It is the small subunit of the MHC class I molecule. Association with beta 2-microglobulin is generally required for the transport of class I heavy chains from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cell surface. Beta 2-microglobulin is present in small amounts in serum, csf, and urine of normal people, and to a much greater degree in the urine and plasma of patients with tubular proteinemia, renal failure, or kidney transplants.
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D001613
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D12.776.124.790.223.100 D12.776.377.715.182.100
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta 2-Microglobulin" by people in Profiles.
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Li W, Murthy AK, Guentzel MN, Seshu J, Forsthuber TG, Zhong G, Arulanandam BP. Antigen-specific CD4+ T cells produce sufficient IFN-gamma to mediate robust protective immunity against genital Chlamydia muridarum infection. J Immunol. 2008 Mar 01; 180(5):3375-82.
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Garcia-Garcia I, Gonzalez-Delgado CA, Valenzuela-Silva C, Hernandez-Bernal F, Ferrero-Bibilonia J, Soto-Hernandez R, Cervantes-Llano M, Ducong? J, Correa-Fernandez A, Olivera-Ruano L, Lopez-Saura P. Bioequivalence of two recombinant interferon alpha-2b liquid formulations in healthy male volunteers. Drugs R D. 2004; 5(5):271-80.
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Elewaut D, Shaikh RB, Hammond KJ, De Winter H, Leishman AJ, Sidobre S, Turovskaya O, Prigozy TI, Ma L, Banks TA, Lo D, Ware CF, Cheroutre H, Kronenberg M. NIK-dependent RelB activation defines a unique signaling pathway for the development of V alpha 14i NKT cells. J Exp Med. 2003 Jun 16; 197(12):1623-33.
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Garc?a P, Llano M, de Heredia AB, Willberg CB, Caparr?s E, Aparicio P, Braud VM, L?pez-Botet M. Human T cell receptor-mediated recognition of HLA-E. Eur J Immunol. 2002 04; 32(4):936-44.
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Porto G, Cardoso CS, Gordeuk V, Cruz E, Fraga J, Areias J, Oliveira JC, Bravo F, Gangaidzo IT, MacPhail AP, Gomo ZA, Moyo VM, Melo G, Silva C, Justi?a B, de Sousa M. Clinical and genetic heterogeneity in hereditary haemochromatosis: association between lymphocyte counts and expression of iron overload. Eur J Haematol. 2001 Aug; 67(2):110-8.
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G?ssow D, Rein R, Ginjaar I, Hochstenbach F, Seemann G, Kottman A, Ploegh HL. The human beta 2-microglobulin gene. Primary structure and definition of the transcriptional unit. J Immunol. 1987 Nov 01; 139(9):3132-8.