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Virus-like particles, about 45 nm in diameter, were present in renal epithelium (tubules and podocytes) of 12 patients with confirmed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and in 2 patients with probable SLE. They were not detected in renal biopsies from non-SLE patients. Morphologically, they suggest togavirus-like particles.
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Fonck-Cussac, Y., Aublet-Cuvelier, J.L., Fonck, J. et al. Togavirus-like particles in renal epithelium of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Virchows Arch. A Path. Anat. and Histol. 380, 119–122 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00430618
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