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Comment
. 2008 Sep;173(3):910.
doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.080406. Epub 2008 Aug 7.

Alternative complement pathway induction by ANCA

Hans U Lutz
Comment

Alternative complement pathway induction by ANCA

Hans U Lutz. Am J Pathol. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

This Correspondence relates to "Alternative complement pathway in the pathogenesis of disease mediated by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies" (Am J Pathol 2007, 170:52–64).

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