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Circulating immune complexes and complement C4 null alleles in patients in patients operated on for premature atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Nov 1999
Nityanand S, Truedsson L, Mustafa A, Bergmark C, Lefvert A K
Abstract excerpt
Circulating immune complexes can lead to vascular inflammation and premature atherosclerosis and the fourth component of complement, C4, plays an important role in the removal of immune complexes. The objective of this study was to analyze the relation between circulating immune complexes and C4 null alleles in patients operated on for peripheral vascular disease before the age of 50. The prevalence of...
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