Background Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (also known as alpha chain disease)
is a form of lymphoma that arises in small intestinal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (…

Interleukin 10 (IL-10)–producing B cells (regulatory B cells [Bregs]) regulate autoimmunity in
mice and humans, and a regulatory role of IL-10–producing plasma cells has been …

The significance of ADAMTS13 deficiency in adult thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)
remains controversial. In an attempt to define the characteristics of adult TMA with severe …

Epidemiological and genome-wide association studies of severe psychiatric disorders such
as schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), suggest complex interactions between …

Forty cases of polyneuropathy associated with IgM monoclonal gammopathy were retrospectively
studied to investigate the relevance of clinical and electrophysiological features to M‐…

Objective To analyze hematopoietic and immune reconstitution after autologous hematopoietic
stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in 7 patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods …

The MHC class I–related chain A (MICA) molecules exist as membrane-bound and soluble
isoforms and are encoded by a polymorphic gene. Their genetic and phenotype …

Background: We evaluated a new, automated multicapillary zone electrophoresis (CE)
instrument (Capillarys ® , 4.51 software version; Sebia) for human serum protein analysis. …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and clinical and immunological significance of
anticentromere antibodies (ACA) in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). METHODS: …

Gene-environment interactions may play an important role in modulating the impact of early-life
stressful events on the clinical course of bipolar disorder (BD), particularly associated to …