DQw1 (DQw5, DQw6): 2-D Gel Patterns

The HLA-DQw1 specificity was the first supertypic specificity recognized and was described at the 7th Workshop(1). Structural differences have been demonstrated between DQ molecules associated with DR1, DR2, and DRw6(2). These differences have also been distinguished in vitro by CTL lines(3) and clones(4) and monoclonal antibodies such as Genox 3.53 (5).