Association between IgG4 Autoantibody and Complement Abnormalities in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

In order to investigate the association between IgG4 autoantibody and complement abnormalities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 72 newly diagnosed SLE patients, 67 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and 41 healthy normals were employed. Serum levels of antinuclear IgG4 and IgG4-specific IgM-r...

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Main Authors: Qingjun Pan, Linjie Guo, Jing Wu, Jun Cai, Huanjin Liao, Qiaofen Lan, Yanxia Peng, Yiming He, Hua-feng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2196986