Presence of hepatitis B virus in synovium and its clinical significance in rheumatoid arthritis

Presence of hepatitis B virus in synovium and its clinical significance in rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background Previous studies have revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may be related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but there are no studies on the presence of HBV antigens or nucleic acid in synovium from patients with RA with HBV infection. In the present study, we investigated...

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Main Authors: Yu-Lan Chen, Jun Jing, Ying-Qian Mo, Jian-Da Ma, Li-Juan Yang, Le-Feng Chen, Xiang Zhang, Tao Yan, Dong-Hui Zheng, Frank Pessler, Lie Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Hepatitis B virus
Rheumatoid arthritis
Radiographic progression
Synovium
Synovial biopsy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1623-y

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