Viruses in the aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis

The concept of an infectious aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis with special emphasis on viruses in discussed. Two main streams of current thought were considered. One was that persistent viral infection of rheumatoid synovial lining or cartilage cells could act as a target for immune destruction; th...

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Main Author: Hart, H.
Published: University of Edinburgh 1978
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.652183