Complement cascade in systemic lupus erythematosus: Analyses of the three activation pathways

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1173, Issue , 2009, Pages 427-434

  Ceribelli, Angela ^a,d   Andreoli, Laura ^a   Cavazzana, Ilaria ^a   Franceschini, Franco ^a   Radice, Antonella ^a   Rimoldi, Laura ^a   Sinico, Renato Alberto ^a   Carlsson, Malin ^b   Wieslander, Jorgen ^c   Tincani, Angela ^a  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Kidney Research Laboratory   (Sweden)

^c Eurodiagnostica   (Sweden)

^d SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complement (C') cascade; Complement deficiency; Complement ELISA kit; Complement pathways; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; COMPLEMENT LECTIN PATHWAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SERUM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 69949168408     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04921.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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