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Jozélio Freire de Carvalho1, Thelma L Skare2, Ana Tereza Amoedo Martinez3

  • 1Núcleo de Pesquisa em Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis (NUPEC), School of Nutrition from the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Autoimmunity reviews
|December 9, 2024
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概括

抗维生素D抗体在患有自身免疫性疾病的患者中发现,如狼和硬化皮质. 它们的存在可能在疾病的发展和进展中发挥作用,与其他自身抗体结合.

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