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Decreased frequency and activated phenotype of blood CD27 IgD IgM B lymphocytes is a permanent abnormality in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2010
Rodríguez-Bayona Beatriz, Ramos-Amaya Ana, Pérez-Venegas José J, Rodríguez Carmen, Brieva José A
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INTRODUCTION: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by B cell hyper-activation and auto-reactivity resulting in pathogenic auto-antibody generation. The phenotypic analysis of blood B cell subsets can be used to understand these alterations. METHODS: The combined detection of CD19, CD27 and IgD (or IgM) by flow cytometry (FC) analysis delineates five well-defined blood B cell-subsets: naive,...
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