Autoimmune correlation of rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis

Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis, both, chronic inflammatory diseases share certain common diagnostic, pathological, immunogenetic and therapeutic features. A recently discovered enzymatic mimicry between human and bacterial species is novel and it opens up a new terrain for therapeutic blocka...

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Main Author: Lalitha Tanjore Arunachalam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
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Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2014;volume=18;issue=5;spage=666;epage=669;aulast=Arunachalam