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Heightened immune response to autocitrullinated Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidylarginine deiminase: a potential mechanism for breaching immunologic tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins, and there is increasing epidemiologic evidence linking Porphyromonas gingivalis to RA. P gingivalis is apparently unique among periodontal pathogens in possessing a citrullinating enzyme, peptidylargini...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3888615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23463691 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202726 |