Exposure to <i>Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans</i> before Symptom Onset and the Risk of Evolving to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Exposure to <i>Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans</i> before Symptom Onset and the Risk of Evolving to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Periodontal disease has been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated synovial damage, and antibodies to citrullinated antigens. Here, we investigate the association between exposure to the periodontal pathogen <i>Aggre...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Gomez-Bañuelos, Linda Johansson, Maximilian F. Konig, Anders Lundquist, Merlin Paz, Kåre Buhlin, Anders Johansson, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Felipe Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
leukotoxin A
<i>Aggregatibacter </i> <i>actinomycetemcomitans</i>
Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies.
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/6/1906

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