Sera from patients with SLE frequently contain IgM and IgG antibodies with multiple specificities for lymphocyte surface determinants, including autologous antigens. The IgM antibodies are of relatively low binding avidity and exhibit broad reactivity with B and T lymphocytes from most individuals.
Significance of anti-cell membrane-associated DNA (mDNA) antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus
β Scribed by Hai-Ying Chen; Jia-Long Guo; Zhan-Guo Li
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0770-3198
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