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Anti-human parvovirus B19 nonstructural protein antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2009
Tzang Bor-Show, Tsai Chun-Chou, Tsay Gregory J, Wang Meilin, Sun Yu-Shu, Hsu Tsai-Ching
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported the association between the development of NS1-specific IgG and arthropathy after the infection of human parvovirus B19 (B19). However, the role of anti-B19-NS1 IgG in RA is still unclear. This study investigated the role of anti-B19-NS1 antibody in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: B19-VP IgM and IgG antibodies, nested PCR, B19-NS1 IgM and IgG...
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