Sökning: "amir elshafie"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden amir elshafie.

1. 1. The Immunopathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Leishmania donovani Infection in Sudan

   Författare :Amir I. Elshafie; Johan Rönnelid; Anders Bengtsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Klinisk immunologi; Clinical Immunology;

   Sammanfattning : Immune complexes (IC) and antibody production against self-antigens play a pathological key role in the development of autoimmunity that occurs in patients with parasitic infections and rheumatic diseases. My studies have targeted two groups of patients from Sudan; patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). LÄS MER

3. 2. Autoimmunity in Africa: Comparing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Anti-phospholipid Antibodies in Sudan and Sweden

   Författare :Sahwa Elbagir; Johan Rönnelid; Iva Gunnarsson; Amir I Elshafie; Bo Nilsson; Cem Gabay; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SLE; anti-phospholipid antibodies; IgA; immune complexes; pregnancy; autoimmunity; Sudan; Africa; Klinisk immunologi; Clinical Immunology;

   Sammanfattning : Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic immune complex (IC)-mediated disease with variable prevalence worldwide, reported to be more common in Africans, Hispanics and Asians than in Caucasian populations. Expression of autoantibodies might vary between different ethnic populations due to environmental and genetic factors. LÄS MER