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Associations of upper respiratory mucosa microbiota with Rheumatoid arthritis, autoantibodies, and disease activity
6 Aug 2024
Abstract excerpt
The lung is recognized as a site for initiating the formation of self-antigen and autoimmune responses in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to investigate the association of upper respiratory microbiota with RA, autoantibody production, and disease activity. Forty-six patients with RA and 17 controls were examined. Nasopharyngeal swab samples were sequenced for microbiome profiling using the V3-V4 region of the...
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