The Role of Fc gamma Receptors and Mast Cell Chymase in Autoimmune Arthritis

In autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), self-reactive antibodies are present at high levels, which contributes to disease pathogenesis. The antibodies mediate their effect predominantly by binding to Fc gamma receptors (FcγR) on various leukocytes, such as monocytes, macrophages an...

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Main Author: Magnusson, Sofia
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för cell- och molekylärbiologi 2009
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-98921
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