Effect of Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 Infection on the Clinical Course of Rheumatoid Arthritis / Cilvēka Herpesvīrusa 6 Un 7 Infekcijas Ietekme Uz Reimatoīdā Artrīta Klīnisko Gaitu
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting joints and causing symmetrical chronic progressive aseptic synovitis and erosive-destructive changes. Viruses and viral infections are considered to be the main risk factors for autoimmune disease development (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-08-01
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| Series: | Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0028 |