Ficolin-1 and ficolin-3 polymorphisms and susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Cristhine Pieczarka (Author), Fabiana Antunes Andrade (Author), Sandra Jeremias Catarino (Author), Kárita Cláudia Freitas Lidani (Author), Lorena Bavia (Author), Regina Tizzot (Author), Thelma Skare (Author), Iara Jose de Messias-Reason (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, which compromises the synovial membrane resulting in chronic inflammation. Ficolins are key proteins of the lectin pathway of complement able to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns, apoptotic cells, and cellular debris mediating the cl...