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Editorial
. 2011 Oct 1;184(7):747-9.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201107-1228ED.

The missing link between smoking and COPD autoreactivity?

Steven R Duncan
Editorial

The missing link between smoking and COPD autoreactivity?

Steven R Duncan. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Schematic representation of autoantibody response and effector cascade. HLA = human leukocyte antigen; Auto-Ag = autoantigen; Ig = immunoglobulin; ADCC = antibody dependent cell cytotoxicity (4); C activation = complement activation (11); Ag-IgG = antigen-antibody (immune) complex (11); ROS = reactive oxygen species (11).
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