Abstract:Background and objectives
Immune complexes (IC) and autoantibodies against nuclear antigens are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Autoantibodies are suggested to have a pathogenetic impact by participating in IC formation. Few studies have however focused on studying autoantibody content in SLE IC, and the relative appearance of autoantibodies in IC versus in (IC-depleted) sera. By using polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation, we have studied how individual autoantibodies accumulate to diffe… Show more
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