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Fcγ receptor IIIb (CD16b) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Lung - 1 Dec 2010
Bournazos Stylianos, Bournazou Irini, Murchison John T, Wallace William A, McFarlane Pauline, Hirani Nikhil, Simpson A John, Dransfield Ian, Hart Simon P
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An excess of neutrophils in the alveoli and lung interstitium has been described in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Engagement of neutrophil Fcγ receptors with IgG complexes may contribute to the pathogenesis of IPF. The neutrophil FcγRIIIb receptor occurs in two codominantly expressed allelic variants, NA1 and NA2, which exhibit different binding affinities for IgG1 and IgG3 subclasses. The aim of this...
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