Dysbiotic subgingival microbial communities in periodontally healthy patients with rheumatoid arthritis

ConclusionsOur data demonstrates that the oral microbiome in RA is enriched for inflammophilic and citrulline producing organisms, which may play a role in the production of autoantigenic citrullinated peptides in RA.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 7, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Isabel Lopez ‐Oliva, Akshay D. Paropkari, Shweta Saraswat, Stefan Serban, Zehra Yonel, Praveen Sharma, Paola de Pablo, Karim Raza, Andrew Filer, Iain Chapple, Thomas Dietrich, Melissa M. Grant, Purnima S. Kumar Tags: Full Length Source Type: research