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The role of parvovirus B19 in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis: A preliminary evaluation
1 Jun 1999
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether parvovirus B19 DNA is more likely to be present in the temporal arteries of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) than in the temporal arteries of control subjects. METHODS: We prospectively examined temporal artery biopsy (TAB) tissue from 50 consecutive patients presenting for TAB for the presence of B19 DNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Clinical and demographic...
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