Local complement activation in nasal pol
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Thibaut Van Zele; Frauke Coppieters; Philippe Gevaert; Gabriele Holtappels; Paul
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: The role of the complement system in nasal polyps (CRSwNP) has so far scarcely been studied. Because nasal polyps are characterized by bacterial colonization, and the complement system is an effective defense mechanism, it might be involved in the pathogenesis