Blar i forfatter Mastergradsoppgaver i biologi (Helsefak) "Tømmerås, Berit"
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Analysis of glomerular target structures for nephritic anti-dsDNA antibodies playing central roles in lupus nephritis
Tømmerås, Berit (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05)Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies towards nuclear antigens. Sub-populations of anti-dsDNA antibodies have the potential to bind in the kidney and thereby induce nephritis, but there is no definite distinction that separates non-pathogenic from pathogenic antibodies. There must be parameters that determine anti-dsDNA antibody binding, ...