Analysis of IgG4 class switch-related molecules in IgG4-related disease
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Arthritis Research & Therapy
- Vol. 14 (4), R171
- https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3924
Abstract
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a new disease entity characterized by high serum IgG4 levels, IgG4-positive plasmacytic infiltration, and fibrosis in various organs. The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanism of upregulation of IgG4 class switch recombination in IgG4-RD.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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