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Four mouse monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-Id) were generated against human monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). These monoclonal anti-Id, along with a polyclonal anti-Id raised in rabbits, were used to characterize the idiotype (Id) specificity of the human antibody response to HBsAg (anti-HBs). The anti-Id reagents identified distinct private and cross-reactive Id expressed on monoclonal and polyclonal human anti-HBs preparations respectively. The anti-Id recognized both HBsAg combining site and non-combining site related private Id, and HBsAg combining site related cross-reactive Id. The Id specificities recognized by two of the monoclonal anti-Id were associated with the H chain alone, whereas two of the monoclonal anti-Id, along with the polyclonal anti-Id appeared to recognize Id determinants associated with both isolated H and L chains. These data suggest that Id heterogeneity exists within the human antibody response to HBsAg. The knowledge that Id heterogeneity exists is of importance in understanding the observed variability in the immune response during hepatitis B virus infection.
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