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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the sero-epidemiological association between Epstein-Barr virus and rheumatoid arthritis

INTRODUCTION: Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We sought to determine whether prior infection with the virus occurs more frequently in patients with RA compared to controls. METHO...

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Autores principales: Ball, Robert J., Avenell, Alison, Aucott, Lorna, Hanlon, Peter, Vickers, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4587583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26416719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0755-6