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Short- and long-term effects of anti-CD20 treatment on B cell ontogeny in bone marrow of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 1 Jan 2009
Rehnberg Maria, Amu Sylvie, Tarkowski Andrej, Bokarewa Maria I, Brisslert Mikael
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INTRODUCTION: In the present study we evaluated changes in the B cell phenotype in peripheral blood and bone marrow (BM) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) following anti-CD20 treatment using rituximab. METHODS: Blood and BM samples were obtained from 37 patients with RA prior to rituxima...
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