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Review
. 2004 Dec;43(12):1115-9.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.1115.

Endothelial microparticles and the diagnosis of the vasculitides

Paul A Brogan  1 , Michael J Dillon
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Free article
Review

Endothelial microparticles and the diagnosis of the vasculitides

Paul A Brogan et al. Intern Med. 2004 Dec.
Free article

Abstract

Recently there has been considerable interest in a novel surrogate marker of endothelial injury, endothelial microparticles (EMP), in a number of diseases characterised by endothelial injury. This review examines the data relating to EMP in human disease states, and examines the potential for EMP to provide a window onto the activated endothelium in primary systemic vasculitides. The utility of EMP for the diagnosis and monitoring of active vasculitis is discussed.

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