Background Autoimmune pancreatitis is characterized by an inflammatory process that
leads to organ dysfunction. The cause of the disease is unknown. Its autoimmune origin has …

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by immunological and vascular
abnormalities. Autoantibodies against intracellular antigens are associated with particular …

Background Celiac disease is a small intestine inflammatory disorder with multiple organ
involvement, sustained by an inappropriate immune response to dietary gluten. Anti-…

Background Cogan's syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin,
characterised by sensorineural hearing loss, episcleritis, and vasculitis. An autoimmune origin has …

Human parvovirus B19 infection is responsible for a wide range of human diseases ranging
from mild erythema infectiosum in immunocompetent children to fetal loss in primary …

Background Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by immunological
abnormalities, vascular damage, and fibroblast proliferation. We have previously shown that …

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of diseases, characterized
by primary hypogammaglobulinemia. B and T cell abnormalities have been described …

A unique subset of anti-DNA antibodies enters living cells, interacts with DNase 1, and
inhibits endonuclease activity, before their nuclear localization and subsequent attenuation of …

Internucleosomal DNA fragmentation following the activation of endonucleases is the common
end point of apoptosis. DNase I, a Ca 2+ / Mg 2+ ‐dependent endonuclease ubiquitously …

p75/AIRM-1 is a recently identified inhibitory receptor expressed by natural killer and myeloid
cells displaying high homology with CD33. Crosslinking of p75/AIRM-1 or CD33 has been …