PW01-029 – Relationship between apoptotic alterations and inflammation in familial Mediterranean fever
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PW01-029 – Relationship between apoptotic alterations and inflammation in familial Mediterranean fever
Objectives In the present study we determined the levels of annexinA5, ficolin-H, and ficolin-L proteins, in the blood of patients with FMF and healthy controls. Assessment of correlation between the levels of these proteins was also performed. Annexin-A5 is a marker of apoptosis; ficolinH and ficolin-L are components of the complement cascade. Binding of ficolins to the surface of apoptotic ce...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Rheumatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s1-a82