Complement activation in astrocytomas: deposition of C4d and patient outcome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>C4d is a cleavage product of complement component C4 and is considered to serve as a marker for the site of complement activation. In this study C4d staining of grade I-IV astrocytic tumors was studied to explore if there is an assoc...

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Main Authors: Mäkelä Katri, Helén Pauli, Haapasalo Hannu, Paavonen Timo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
C4d
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/565