Peripheral-blood b-cell subset disturbances in inflammatory joint diseases induced by Tropheryma whipplei.

OBJECTIVE:To look for abnormalities in circulating B-cell subsets in patients with rheumatic symptoms of Whipple's disease (WD). METHOD:Consecutive patients seen between 2010 and 2016 for suspected inflammatory joint disease were identified retrospectively. Results of standardized immunological...

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Main Authors: Maëlle Le Goff, Divi Cornec, Dewi Guellec, Thierry Marhadour, Valérie Devauchelle-Pensec, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin, Marion Herbette, Jean Michel Cauvin, Clara Le Guillou, Yves Renaudineau, Christophe Jamin, Jacques Olivier Pers, Alain Saraux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211536