Autoantibodies to Apolipoprotein A-1 in Cardiovascular Diseases: Current Perspectives

Immune-mediated inflammation plays a major role in atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis, two essential features for cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, currently considered as the leading cause of death in the western world. There is accumulating evidence showing that humoral autoimmunity migh...

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Main Authors: P. C. Teixeira, P. Cutler, N. Vuilleumier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/868251