Lack of association of human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1(HTLV-1) infection and rheumatoid arthritis in an endemic area

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-32

  Sebastian, D ^a   Nayiager, S ^a   York, D Y ^a   Mody, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HTLV I; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

RHEUMATOID FACTOR; VIRUS DNA; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037529228     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-002-0661-6     Document Type: Article

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