Achalasia—An Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Achalasia—An Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Idiopathic achalasia is a disease of unknown etiology. The loss of myenteric plexus associated with inflammatory infiltrates and autoantibodies support the hypothesis of an autoimmune mechanism. Thirty-two patients diagnosed by high-resolution manometry with achalasia were included. Twenty-six speci...

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Main Authors:	J. Furuzawa-Carballeda, D. Aguilar-León, A. Gamboa-Domínguez, M. A. Valdovinos, C. Nuñez-Álvarez, L. A. Martín-del-Campo, A. B. Enríquez, E. Coss-Adame, A. E. Svarch, A. Flores-Nájera, A. Villa-Baños, J. C. Ceballos, G. Torres-Villalobos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/729217

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