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Detection of Circulating Immune Complexes in Atopic Patients

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Part of the book series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series ((EMISS,volume 6))

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Circulating immune complexes play a pathogenic role in several diseases by virtue of their immunological and biological properties. On the one hand, they promote an inflammatory reaction by complement activation (1), an action which largely explains their capacity to damage various tissues such as renal glomeruli, blood vessels and joints.

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  1. Department of Immunology, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, England

    Claudio Carini & Jonathan Brostoff

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  1. Institute of Respiratory Pathophysiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    G. Bonsignore

  2. The Midhurst Medical Research Institute, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK

    G. Cumming

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Carini, C., Brostoff, J. (1982). Detection of Circulating Immune Complexes in Atopic Patients. In: Bonsignore, G., Cumming, G. (eds) The Lung in Its Environment. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3971-7_30

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