Systemic vasculitides: immunogenetics and familial clustering.

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The systemic vasculitides (SV) are a heterogeneous group of rare affections characterized by a primary process of inflammation and damage of the blood vessel wall. Their etiopathogenesis is still unknown, but a complex interaction of multiple factors, such as age, sex, ethnic background, immunogenetic mechanisms and environmental influences, is probably involved. A genetic predisposition to SV is suggested by...

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