Epstein–Barr virus persistence and infection of autoreactive plasma cells in synovial lymphoid structures in rheumatoid arthritis

Cristina Croia; Barbara Serafini; Michele Bombardieri; Stephen Kelly; Frances Humby; Martina Severa; Fabiana Rizzo; Eliana Marina Coccia; Paola Migliorini; Francesca Aloisi; Costantino Pitzalis

doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202352

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Epstein–Barr virus persistence and infection of autoreactive plasma cells in synovial lymphoid structures in rheumatoid arthritis

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Cristina Croia Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Barbara Serafini Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michele Bombardieri Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Kelly Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Frances Humby Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martina Severa Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fabiana Rizzo Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eliana Marina Coccia Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paola Migliorini Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Francesca Aloisi Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Costantino Pitzalis Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Costantino Pitzalis, Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, 2nd Floor John Vane Science Centre, William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK; c.pitzalis{at}qmul.ac.uk

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Croia C, Serafini B, Bombardieri M, et al

Epstein–Barr virus persistence and infection of autoreactive plasma cells in synovial lymphoid structures in rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2013;72:1559-1568.

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Received July 12, 2012
Revised October 31, 2012
Accepted December 2, 2012
First published December 25, 2012.

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August 06, 2013

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