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New insights into the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis and hopes for the clinic.
Expert review of clinical immunology - 1 Jan 2016
Carmona F David, Martín Javier, González-Gay Miguel A
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Giant cell arteritis is a complex immune-mediated disease that involves large blood vessels in individuals older than 50 years. Recent studies have confirmed a strong association of this form of vasculitis with the HLA region, particularly with HLA class II genes. However, other non-HLA loci, such as protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 22, may also account for the susceptibility to giant cell...
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