Presence of hepatitis B virus in synovium and its clinical significance in rheumatoid arthritis

Previous studies have revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may be related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but there are no studies on the presence of HBV antigens or nucleic acid in synovium from pati...

Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - June 19, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Yu-Lan Chen, Jun Jing, Ying-Qian Mo, Jian-Da Ma, Li-Juan Yang, Le-Feng Chen, Xiang Zhang, Tao Yan, Dong-Hui Zheng, Frank Pessler and Lie Dai Tags: Research article Source Type: research