Anti-Collagen Type II Autoantibodies in an Acute Phenotype of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with systemic inflammatory features that primarily affects small peripheral joints. Type II collagen (CII), is the most abundant collagen type in joint cartilage. Antibodies against CII (anti-CII) are found in a subpopulation of RA patients. Anti-CI...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för onkologi, radiologi och klinisk immunologi
2009
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-100483 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-7486-7 |