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Vitamin D in individuals before onset of rheumatoid arthritis - relation to vitamin D binding protein and its associated genetic variants

Vitamin D has been implicated as being involved in the aetio-pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous studies present contradictory results. Vitamin D binding p...

Mikael Brink, Linda Johansson, Evelina Nygren, Lisbeth Ärlestig… in BMC Rheumatology (2018)

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Erratum to: Concentration of antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalisis increased before the onset of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Linda Johansson, Natalia Sherina, Nastya Kharlamova… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2016)

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Concentration of antibodies against Porphyromonas gingivalis is increased before the onset of symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

The periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is hypothesized to be important in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aetiology by inducing production of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). We have shown that ...

Linda Johansson, Natalia Sherina, Nastya Kharlamova… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2016)

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Antibodies directed against endogenous and exogenous citrullinated antigens pre-date the onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Anti-citrullinated-peptide antibodies (ACPA) have been detected in individuals with develo** rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before the onset of symptom, with an initially limited spectrum of reactivities that gra...

Linda Johansson, Federico Pratesi, Mikael Brink… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2016)