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Review
. 1999 Apr;116(1):4-8.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.00867.x.

Autoantibodies against C1q: view on clinical relevance and pathogenic role

C E Siegert  1 , M D Kazatchkine, A Sjöholm, R Würzner, M Loos, M R Daha
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Review

Autoantibodies against C1q: view on clinical relevance and pathogenic role

C E Siegert et al. Clin Exp Immunol. 1999 Apr.
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C1qAb titres (mean + s.d.) measured in serum of 80 healthy control individuals, 65 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) without lupus nephritis (nephritis−), and 20 patients with lupus nephritis (nephritis+). *Significantly higher than titres in SLE patients without nephritis and in healthy control individuals.
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