Fetal microchimerism in kidney biopsies of lupus nephritis patients may be associated with a beneficial effect

INTRODUCTION: Microchimeric male fetal cells (MFCs) have been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, and published studies have further correlated MFC with lupus nephritis (LN). In the present study, we evaluated the frequency of MFC in the renal tissue of patients with LN. METHODS: Twenty-se...

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Autores principales: Florim, Greiciane MS, Caldas, Heloisa C, de Melo, Julio CR, Baptista, Maria Alice SF, Fernandes, Ida MM, Savoldi-Barbosa, Marcela, Goldman, Gustavo H, Abbud-Filho, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4416327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0615-4

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