Study of anti nuclear and anti smooth muscle antibodies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background/aim: Autoimmunity is a disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own cells and tissues. Sometimes the whole body is attacked, and sometimes only one organ. The aim of the work: The aim of this study was to evaluate antinuclear and anti smooth muscle antibodies, two...

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Main Authors: Tahany M. Gouda, Ayman A. Yousof, Mahmoud M. Al Salahy, Gehan F. Al mehy, Tarek S. Essawy, Osama S. El-Shaer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002586