TY - JOUR T1 - Drs. Moon and Min reply JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 553 LP - 553 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.141405 VL - 42 IS - 3 AU - SU-JIN MOON AU - JUN-KI MIN Y1 - 2015/03/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/3/553.2.abstract N2 - To the Editor:We highly appreciate the interest1 in our paper2 suggesting the potential role of cytokine interleukin 34 (IL-34) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Besides our study, there have been other studies suggesting the possible pathophysiological role of IL-34 in human RA3,4,5. While there are conflicting results, it could be speculated that IL-34 can contribute to the structural joint damage and/or systemic … Address correspondence to Dr. J-K. Min, Sosa-2, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Republic of Korea. E-mail: min6403{at}catholic.ac.kr ER -