| Literature DB >> 7272228 |
F C Cappio, R Vigliani, A Novarino, G Camussi, D Campana, F Gavosto.
Abstract
Sixteen patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis (IM) have been investigated with respect to the possibility that immune mechanisms may be of importance in the pathogenesis of bone marrow fibrosis. The following points appear relevant: (1) immune-complexes (IC) are detectable with different techniques in a high percentage of patients with IM. Their presence is associated with evidence of bone-marrow histological markers of immune activity. (2) IgG is the main Ig class in the composition of IM IC. The results obtained favour the hypothesis that autoimmune mechanisms are involved in IM patients.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7272228 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1981.tb07192.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN: 0007-1048 Impact factor: 6.998