TY - JOUR AU - Lopez-Escamez, Jose A AU - Saenz-Lopez, Pablo AU - Gazquez, Irene AU - Moreno, Antonia AU - Gonzalez-Oller, Carlos AU - Soto-Varela, Andrés AU - Santos, Sofía AU - Aran, Ismael AU - Perez-Garrigues, Herminio AU - Ibañez, Águeda AU - Lopez-Nevot, Miguel A PY - 2011 DO - 10.1186/1471-2350-12-2 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/422 T2 - BMC Medical Genetics AB - BACKGROUND: Autoimmune diseases with elevated circulating autoantibodies drive tissue damage and the onset of disease. The Fcγ receptors bind IgG subtypes modulating the clearance of circulating immune complexes (CIC). The inner ear damage in... LA - en PB - Biomed Central KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Blood Proteins::Immunoproteins::Immunoglobulins::Antibodies::Antigen-Antibody Complex KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Immune System Diseases::Autoimmune Diseases KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Case-Control Studies KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases::Ear Diseases::Labyrinth Diseases::Endolymphatic Hydrops::Meniere Disease KW - Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged KW - Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Variation::Polymorphism, Genetic::Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cohort Studies::Longitudinal... KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Membrane Proteins::Receptors, Cell Surface::Receptors, Immunologic::Receptors, Fc::Receptors, IgG TI - Polymorphisms of CD16A and CD32 Fcgamma receptors and circulating immune complexes in Meniere's disease: a case-control study. TY - research article ER -