Presence of anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis-peptidylarginine deiminase antibodies in serum from juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus patients

The presence of a biofilm-associated gingival inflammation in patients having juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) might function as a reservoir of anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis. Porphyromonas gingivalis also express functional endogenous peptidylarginine...

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Main Authors: Carlos Marcelo Figueredo, Manuela R Sete, Juliana C Carlos, Ronaldo Lira Jr, Elisabeth Boström, Flavio Sztajnbok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2018-07-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.pt/files/article/1219_presence_of_anti_porphyromonas_gingivalis_peptidylarginine_deiminase_antibodies_in_serum_from_juvenile_systemic_lupus_erythematosus_patients_file.pdf