Affinity- and epitope-dependent pathogenicity of GM-CSF autoantibodies in patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

S Shinji Futami C Chie Kawai J Jun-ichi Kishikawa (Faculty of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki Hashikami-cho) M Masaki Hirose H Hiroshi Kida P Po-hung Wang K Kazuo Yamashita F Fumihiko Ishikawa T Takayuki Kato (Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University) Y Yoshikazu Inoue (Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka, Japan) A Atsushi Kumanogoh T Tomohiro Kurosaki T Takeshi Inoue (Laboratory of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)