Sex-based differences in association between circulating T cell subsets and disease activity in untreated early rheumatoid arthritis patients

Abstract Background It is not known if sex-based disparities in immunological factors contribute to the disease process in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hence, we examined whether circulating T cell subset proportions and their association with disease activity differed in male and female patients with...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Aldridge, Jayesh M. Pandya, Linda Meurs, Kerstin Andersson, Inger Nordström, Elke Theander, Anna-Carin Lundell, Anna Rudin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1648-2