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The thymus and rheumatology: should we care?
Current opinion in rheumatology - 1 Mar 2016
Cosway Emilie, Anderson Graham, Garside Paul, Prendergast Catriona
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to discuss the mechanisms of central and peripheral tolerance in relation to T-cell mediated autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RECENT FINDINGS: The well established association between major histocompatibility complex class II and RA has led us to understand that T cells, and the adaptive immune response, are important in the pathogenesis of disease. In...
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