Early synovitis--synoviocytes and mononuclear cells.

doi:10.1016/0049-0172(94)90080-9

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Early synovitis--synoviocytes and mononuclear cells.

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jun 1994

Zvaifler N J, Boyle D, Firestein G S

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Immunohistological observations of synovial tissues obtained at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are limited and often reflect the diagnostic confusion inherent in any study of early synovitis. However, a critical analysis of published information and the authors' experience allow certain p...

Topics

Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Female
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Hyperplasia
Knee Joint
Lymphocytes
Male
Metalloendopeptidases
Phenotype
Plasma Cells
Risk Factors
Synovial Membrane
Synovitis

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