Disturbances of apoptotic cell clearance in systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multifactorial autoimmune disease with an as yet unknown etiopathogenesis. It is widely thought that self-immunization in systemic lupus is driven by defective clearance of dead and dying cells. In lupus patients, large numbers of apoptotic cells accumulate in vario...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157636/ |