This new study identifies T cells associated with the autoimmune disease AAV

Published Date: 17 Feb 2023

Many patients with ANCA-associated autoimmune vasculitis (AAV) are at risk of disease recurrence despite treatment. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have just identified a T cell that contributes to the destruction of...

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