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Loss of sex and age driven differences in the gut microbiome characterize arthritis-susceptible 0401 mice but not arthritis-resistant 0402 mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Gomez Andres, Luckey David, Yeoman Carl J, Marietta Eric V, Berg Miller Margret E, Murray Joseph A, White Bryan A, Taneja Veena
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HLA-DRB1 0401 is associated with susceptibility, while HLA-DRB1 0402 is associated with resistance to developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and collagen-induced arthritis in humans and transgenic mice respectively. The influence of gut-joint axis has been suggested in RA, though not yet proven. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We have used HLA transgenic mice carrying arthritis susceptible and...
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