Appropriateness of the request for laboratory tests in the diagnosis of systemic autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases are caused by an immune response against some autoantigens. This response, characterized by the presence of autoantibodies, causes an inflammatory disease, which can cause a damage of specific organ (organ-specific autoimmune diseases) or systemic (systemic autoimmune diseases)....
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2282 |