Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: An autoimmune disease lacking an HLA association.

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: An autoimmune disease lacking an HLA association.

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease characterized by the accumulation of pulmonary surfactant in alveolar macrophages and alveoli, resulting in respiratory impairment and an increased risk of opportunistic infections. Autoimmune PAP is an autoimmune lung disease that is cause...

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Main Authors: Kirsten Anderson, Brenna Carey, Allison Martin, Christina Roark, Claudia Chalk, Marchele Nowell-Bostic, Brian Freed, Michael Aubrey, Bruce Trapnell, Andrew Fontenot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213179

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213179

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