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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Auteurs principaux: Lundberg, K, Wegner, N, Yucel-Lindberg, T, Venables, P
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2010