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Autoimmunity to specific citrullinated proteins gives the first clues to the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunological reviews - 1 Jan 2010
Wegner Natalia, Lundberg Karin, Kinloch Andrew, Fisher Benjamin, Malmström Vivianne, Feldmann Marc, Venables Patrick J
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is now clearly a true autoimmune disease with accumulating evidence of pathogenic disease-specific autoimmunity to citrullinated proteins. Citrullination, also termed deimination, is a modification of arginine side chains catalyzed by peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) enz...
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