Commentary Open Access
Volume 2 | Issue 4 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696//immunology.2.035
Autoantibodies in Overlapping Systemic Sclerosis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Autoimmune Diseases
Manuel M. Valdivia1,*
- 1Department of Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Public Health, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
Corresponding Author
Manuel M. Valdivia, manuel.valdivia@uca.es
Received Date: April 12, 2020
Accepted Date: May 26, 2020
Valdivia MM. Autoantibodies in Overlapping Systemic Sclerosis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Autoimmune Diseases. J Cell Immunol. 2020; 2(4): 165-167.
Copyright: © 2020 Valdivia MM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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