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Mycophenolic acid counteracts B cell proliferation and plasmablast formation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Sebastian Eickenberg1,2, Eva Mickholz1,2, Elisabeth Jung1,2, Jerzy-Roch Nofer3, Herrmann Pavenstädt2 and Annett M Jacobi1,2*

1 Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Albert Schweitzer Str. 33, 48149 Münster, Germany

2 Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Albert Schweitzer Str. 33, 48149 Münster, Germany

3 Center of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Albert Schweitzer Str. 33, 48149 Münster, Germany

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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012, 14:R110 doi:10.1186/ar3835

Published: 9 May 2012

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Table S1. The file contains detailed information about the monoclonal antibodies used for flow cytometric analysis.

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