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The features of the synovium in early rheumatoid arthritis according to the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
van de Sande Marleen G H, de Hair Maria J H, Schuller Yvonne, van de Sande Gijs P M, Wijbrandts Carla A, Dinant Huib J, Gerlag Danielle M, Tak Paul P
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OBJECTIVES: It has been shown in early arthritis cohorts that the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) enable an earlier diagnosis, perhaps at the cost of a somewhat more heterogeneous patient population. We describe the features of synovial inflammation in RA patients classified according to these new criteria. METHODS: At baseline, synovial tissue biopsy samples were obtained from...
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