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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Autoimmune Disease: Facts and Conjectures
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a blood component comprised of five identical subunits with a combined molecular mass of 110 kDa; in the presence of Ca(++) it binds phosphocholine (PC) with high affinity. Ligand-bound CRP activates complement and the protein reportedly binds various Fc receptors. Coinci...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2486333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15559367 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520400001751 |