Claudia Ileana Sáenz-Corral, María Elisa Vega-Memíje, Eduwiges Martínez-Luna, Juan Carlos Cuevas-González, Alma Angélica Rodríguez-Carreón, Juan José Bollain-Y-Goytia de la Rosa, Felipe de Jesús Torres Del Muro, Esperanza Avalos-Díaz
INTRODUCTION: Lupus erythematosus is a multisystemic disease that is characterized by autoantibody production and immune complex deposition in such tissues as the mucosa, joints, the central nervous system, and skin. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is categorized as acute, subacute, and chronic. Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus comprises discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and lupus profundus (LP). AIM: To analyze the expression of proapoptotic molecules in patients with lupus erythematosus discoid and lupus profundus...
2015: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology