Is IgG galactosylation the relevant factor for pregnancy-induced remission of rheumatoid arthritis?

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Förger, Frauke ^a   Østensen, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 6; GALACTOSE;

DISEASE ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NOTE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 77955477085     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar2919     Document Type: Editorial

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