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Low levels of antibodies against common viruses associate with anti-citrullinated protein antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis; implications for disease aetiology

BACKGROUND: Infection by common viruses has long been discussed in the aetiology of a number of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, studies investigating this hypothesis in RA show conflicting results. These studies often lack well-matched control populations, and many...

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Autores principales: Sherina, Natalia, Hreggvidsdottir, Hulda S., Bengtsson, Camilla, Hansson, Monika, Israelsson, Lena, Alfredsson, Lars, Lundberg, Karin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28962582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1423-9