Periodontitis in RA-the citrullinated enolase connection.
Autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by an antibody response to citrullinated proteins. Two of the risk factors for RA-HLA-DRB1 shared epitope alleles and smoking-are also associated with periodontitis, which is largely, but not exclusively, caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis i...
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| Формат: | Journal article |
| Хэл сонгох: | English |
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2010
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