Presence of lymphocyte aggregates in the synovium of patients with early arthritis in relationship to diagnosis and outcome: Is it a constant feature over time?

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 700-703

  Van De Sande, Marleen G H ^a   Thurlings, Rogier M ^a   Boumans, Maria J H ^a   Wijbrandts, Carla A ^a   Modesti, Maria Grazia ^b   Gerlag, Daniëlle M ^a   Tak, Paul P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTE AGGREGATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; SYNOVITIS; SYNOVIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROSCOPY; CELL AGGREGATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 79952364363     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.139287     Document Type: Article

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