Design of PCR-based method for detection of a gene-encoding Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen superantigen in synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Background and Objectives: Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen (MAM) superantigen has been shown to induce chronic arthritis, which resembles human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a rodent model. However, its role as a causative agent in human RA is not well understood yet. The aim of this study was to inv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/362 |