Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3852655 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2007 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
We found upregulation of mast cells in specimens of chronic inflammatory diseases of the peritoneum. This also was true for PD patients, with the exclusion of patients with EPS. Therefore, loss-of-control functions of mast cells may contribute to the ill-understood disease entity of EPS.
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Authors
Dominik M. MD, FASN, Niko MD, Dagmar Tec, Peter MD,