Remission of proliferative lupus nephritis following B cell depletion therapy is preceded by down-regulation of the T cell costimulatory molecule CD40 ligand: an open-label trial.

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Published in Arthritis Rheum on February 01, 2005

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P P Sfikakis1, J N Boletis, S Lionaki, V Vigklis, K G Fragiadaki, A Iniotaki, H M Moutsopoulos

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1: Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. psfikakis@med.uoa.gr <psfikakis@med.uoa.gr>

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