Association between the Presence of Autoantibodies Targeting Ficolin-3 and Active Nephritis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of multiple autoantibodies. Antibodies against Ficolin-3 were previously identified in the sera of some SLE patients, but their prevalence and significance have not been yet investigated. The aims of t...

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Main Authors: Maëlle Plawecki, Elise Lheritier, Giovanna Clavarino, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Saber Ouili, Stéphane Paul, Evelyne Gout, Françoise Sarrot-Reynauld, Nathalie Bardin, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Laurent Chiche, Laurence Bouillet, Nicole M Thielens, Jean-Yves Cesbron, Chantal Dumestre-Pérard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5025237?pdf=render