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Editorial
. 2019 Dec 3:10:2817.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02817. eCollection 2019.

Editorial: The Role of Pentraxins: From Inflammation, Tissue Repair and Immunity to Biomarkers

Barbara Bottazzi  1 , Cecilia Garlanda  1   2 , Mauro Martins Teixeira  3
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Editorial: The Role of Pentraxins: From Inflammation, Tissue Repair and Immunity to Biomarkers

Barbara Bottazzi et al. Front Immunol. .
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Keywords: CRP—C-reactive protein; PTX3; SAP; acute phase protein; inflammation; pentraxins.

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