Relationships between values of antibodies to several connective tissue disease autoantigens and pulmonary function in a Japanese general population: the Takahata study.

BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence suggests the involvement of an autoimmune mechanism in the pathogenesis of respiratory dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between pulmonary function and serum antibodies to several connective tissue disease autoantigens (ACTDA) le...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Nakano, Yoko Shibata, Sumito Inoue, Akira Igarashi, Keiko Yamauchi, Shuichi Abe, Masamichi Sato, Yasuko Aida, Keiko Nunomiya, Tomomi Kimura, Takako Nemoto, Tetsu Watanabe, Tsuneo Konta, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Takeo Kato, Takamasa Kayama, Isao Kubota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3849382?pdf=render