Flow cytometry evaluation of CD14/CD16 monocyte subpopulations in systemic sclerosis patients: a cross sectional controlled study

Abstract Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and fibrosis, which can be subclassified into diffuse cutaneous (dSSc) and limited cutaneous (lSSc) subtypes. Previous studies suggest that an increase in monocytes can be a hallmark of various...

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Main Authors: Laiana Schneider, Natália Aydos Marcondes, Vanessa Hax, Isadora Flesch da Silva Moreira, Carolina Yuka Ueda, Rafaella Romeiro Piovesan, Ricardo Xavier, Rafael Chakr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Advances in Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00182-8