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Changes in bone density and bone turnover in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab, results from an exploratory, prospective study

Data describing the effect of in vivo B cell depletion on general bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are limited. Given the pathogenetic role of B cells in RA, it is tempting to speculate that B cell depletion might have a beneficial effect on bone loss. We prospectively investigat...

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Autores principales: Wheater, Gillian, Elshahaly, Mohsen, Naraghi, Kamran, Tuck, Stephen P., Datta, Harish K., van Laar, Jacob M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30080871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201527