Increase in human endogenous retrovirus HERV-K (HML-2) viral load in active rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Reynier, F ^a   Verjat, T ^b   Turrel, F ^a   Imbert, P E ^a   Marotte, H ^a   Mougin, B ^a,b   Miossec, P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS K; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 69149100581     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02271.x     Document Type: Article

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