| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In addition to directly impeding flow through small vessels, these complexes also activate complement and other immune effector/amplification systems, leading to further damage to vessels and the surrounding retina.66 A more recently proposed mechanism for retinal pathology occurring in lupus patients is that of an autoimmune retinopathy, similar to that seen in melanoma or other cancer patients:
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