| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - A variety of autoantibodies exist, and microvascular EC injury frequently occurs among systemic autoimmune diseases, including RA, SLE, SS, SSc and PM/DM. It has been recognized that EC damage is caused by circulating immune complexes containing RF and other autoantibodies that form deposits in vessel walls, where they trigger an inflammatory reaction that leads to EC injury [21,22].
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