Graphical description of molecular mechanisms involved in the induction of mutations in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 genomes in the host cellular milieu, which are responsible for the emergence of variants.

The origin and history of autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases.

Flow cytometric analysis of circulating lymphocytes was used to examine the differences in cell populations between SLE patients with or without nephritis and healthy blood donors.

Vaccination before transplantation is recommended. Pneumococcal vaccines contain A/B blood group antigens which might increase anti-A/B titers. Potential ABO incompatible transplant recipients were assessed for a rise in anti-A/B titers following asplenia vaccination (including against pneumococcus). There was no clinically relevant rise in anti-A/B titers following vaccination. No transplant was delayed or cancelled due to a rise in titers following vaccination.

The prognosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) patients with nephrotic syndrome is poor. We investigated the effectiveness of treatment in 50 patients with primary FSGS. Low-density lipoprotein-apheresis (LDL-A) was performed in 4 patients who presented with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. In comparison with 17 patients who did not receive LDL-A after 1989, the LDL-A group had higher urinary protein excretion (13.7 vs. 5.2 g/day, P = 0.053) and serum creatinine (4.11 vs. 1.65 mg/dL) levels at onset. Nevertheless, the LDL-A group showed a numerically higher remission rate (75% vs. 59%) compared with the nonlipoprotein-apheresis group.

Association of HLA-DQ and -DR alleles in patients with SLE in the Bangladeshi population

Statin-associated immune-mediated necrotizing myositis versus inclusion body myositis: A comparison

The mechanisms by which drugs induce immune hemolytic anemia are classified into drug-dependent and drug-independent categories.