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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(3):311-8
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Age-Associated B Cells (ABCs) in the Prognosis, Diagnosis and Therapy of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Athanasios Sachinidis1, Konstantinos Xanthopoulos1, Alexandros Garyfallos2
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1. Department of Pharmacognosy-Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

2. 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Athanasios Sachinidis 

Keywords: ABCs, age-associated B cells, DN2, SLE, T-bet, autoimmunity
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