The Role of Retained Antigen as an Etiological Agent in Rheumatoid Arthritis
The cause(s) of arthritis and many other connective tissue diseases are largely unknown. An infectious agent, either bacterial or viral, has not been unequivocally isolated. Theories on the pathogenesis of arthritis abound. Many of these theories implicate the immune system as the problem. The early...
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VCU Scholars Compass
1981
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| Online Access: | https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5265 https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6356&context=etd |