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The role of autoantibodies in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis.
Seminars in immunopathology - 1 Jun 2017
Derksen V F A M, Huizinga T W J, van der Woude D
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation. The presence of autoantibodies in the sera of RA patients has provided many clues to the underlying disease pathophysiology. Based on the presence of several autoantibodies like rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), anti-carbamylated protein antibodies (anti-CarP), and more recently...
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