Epstein–Barr virus in bone marrow of rheumatoid arthritis patients predicts response to rituximab treatment

Objectives. Viruses may contribute to RA. This prompted us to monitor viral load and response to anti-CD20 therapy in RA patients. Methods. Blood and bone marrow from 35 RA patients were analysed for CMV, EBV, HSV-1, HSV-2, parvovirus B19 and polyomavirus using real-time PCR before and 3 months afte...

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Autores principales: Magnusson, Mattias, Brisslert, Mikael, Zendjanchi, Kiandoht, Lindh, Magnus, Bokarewa, Maria I.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2010
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Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20547657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keq159

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20547657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keq159

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