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Somatic mutations in the mitochondria of rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2005
Da Sylva Tanya R, Connor Alison, Mburu Yvonne, Keystone Edward, Wu Gillian E
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutations have a role in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases, particularly cancers. Here we present data supporting a role of mitochondrial somatic mutations in an autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is a complex, multifactorial disease with a number of predisposition traits, including major histocompatibility complex (MHC) type and early bacterial infection in the joint. Somatic...
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