Atherosclerosis
Volume 207, Issue 1 , Pages 74-83 , November 2009

Heat-shock protein 90: A novel autoantigen in human carotid atherosclerosis

  • Rita Businaro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Via A. Borelli 50, 00161 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 06 49918041; fax: +39 06 49918124.
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  • Elisabetta Profumo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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  • Angela Tagliani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Via A. Borelli 50, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Brigitta Buttari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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  • Stefano Leone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biology, University Roma TRE, Rome, Italy
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  • Giulia D’Amati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Flora Ippoliti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Martina Leopizzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Daniela D’Arcangelo

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Vascular Pathology, Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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  • Raffaele Capoano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Lorenzo Fumagalli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Via A. Borelli 50, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Bruno Salvati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Rachele Riganò

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy

Received 14 April 2008 ,Revised 20 April 2009 ,Accepted 21 April 2009.

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PII: S0021-9150(09)00325-6

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.04.026

Atherosclerosis
Volume 207, Issue 1 , Pages 74-83 , November 2009

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