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Infiltration of the synovial membrane with macrophage subsets and polymorphonuclear cells reflects global disease activity in spondyloarthropathy.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2005
Baeten Dominique, Kruithof Elli, De Rycke Leen, Boots Anemieke M, Mielants Herman, Veys Eric M, De Keyser Filip
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Considering the relation between synovial inflammation and global disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the distinct but heterogeneous histology of spondyloarthropathy (SpA) synovitis, the present study analyzed whether histopathological features of synovium reflect specific phenotypes and/or global disease activity in SpA. Synovial biopsies obtained from 99 SpA and 86 RA patients with active knee...
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