Background B cell complement receptor 1 (CR1) and complement receptor 2 (CR2) levels are decreased by ∼50% in subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). CR2 but not CR1 levels have been ...

Twenty-nine patients who underwent LTx in the UMC Utrecht between April 2004 and June 2012 were included in this study based on sample availability. From these patients, 19 patients were exclusively ...

2 University of Padua, Internal Medicine Unit, Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Padua, Italy 3 University of Padua, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Padua 4 ...

In patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) who are suspected of having an infection, T lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin (Ig) and complement levels can ...

1 Ishikawa Natural Medicinal Products Research Center, Ishikawa, Japan. 2 Department of Rehabilitation, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Japan. 3 Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa ...