Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8739496 | Journal of Autoimmunity | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
High BAFF serum levels in the upper 4th quartile as well as BAFF genetic variants seem to increase susceptibility for both lupus and lupus related subclinical atherosclerosis implying B-cell hyperactivity as a potential contributor in the pronounced lupus related atherosclerotic risk.
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Authors
Evangelos Theodorou, Adrianos Nezos, Eleni Antypa, Dimitrios Ioakeimidis, Michael Koutsilieris, Maria Tektonidou, Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos, Clio P. Mavragani,