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Peripheral circulating activated b-cell populations are associated with nephritis and disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Nov 2007
Dolff S, Wilde B, Patschan S, Dürig J, Specker C, Philipp T, Kribben A, Witzke O
Abstract excerpt
B-cell-dependent autoantibody production is a hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) which requires costimulatory molecules. The aim of the study was to analyse the expression of costimulatory molecules on B cells in patients with SLE. Twenty-six patients with SLE (four male, 22 female, m...
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