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Environmental factor and inflammation-driven alteration of the total peripheral T-cell compartment in granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2017
Kerstein Anja, Schüler Silke, Cabral-Marques Otávio, Fazio Juliane, Häsler Robert, Müller Antje, Pitann Silke, Moosig Frank, Klapa Sebastian, Haas Christian, Kabelitz Dieter, Riemekasten Gabriela, Wolters Steffen, Lamprecht Peter
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Autoimmune diseases are initiated by a combination of predisposing genetic and environmental factors resulting in self-perpetuating chronic inflammation and tissue damage. Autoantibody production and an imbalance of effector and regulatory T-cells are hallmarks of autoimmune dysregulation. While expansion of circulating effector memory T-cells is linked to disease pathogenesis and progression, the causes driving...
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