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Autoimmune correlation of rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis
oleh: Lalitha Tanjore Arunachalam
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis, both, chronic inflammatory diseases share certain common diagnostic, pathological, immunogenetic and therapeutic features. A recently discovered enzymatic mimicry between human and bacterial species is novel and it opens up a new terrain for therapeutic blockade in the management of rheumatoid arthritis.