MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is an important regulator of B cells in mice. B cells have a critical
role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we show that miR-155 is highly …

Introduction We evaluated the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) DNA in the
synovial tissue through synovial biopsy and in other compartments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Objective The PTPN22 rs2476601 polymorphism is associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA);
nonetheless, the association is weaker or absent in some southern European populations. …

… , UK) and anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (MCV) (Orgentec Diagnostika, Dundee, UK)
were measured using commercial ELISA and performed according to the manufacturer’s …

Full article: Interleukin-6 and IgA-rheumatoid factor are crucial for baseline erosiveness, and
anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies for radiographic progression in early rheumatoid …

… s and 60C for 30 s). Triplicate samples for each individual were assessed. Primers and
probes (synthesised by TIB MolBiol, Genova, Italy) were as follows: for BAFF, forward primer 5′-…

Objective. Several studies underline the relevance of the genetic background for the
response to therapy. We evaluated the relationship between the polymorphism of the HS1, 2A …

… Categorical variables were analyzed by chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. The Wilcoxon
test was used to compare B cell subpopulations and soluble biomarkers during followup in …

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Objectives To assess possible differences in the major outcome (disease remission) over
time in anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF)-IgM …