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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by an invasive and tissue destructive infiltrate of lymphocytes, macrophages, and synoviocytes formed in the joints. Its etiopathogenesis and the role of the particular morphological components of synovitis remain unclear. There is evidence that its histological heterogeneity is correlated with synovium cytokine transcription. We investigated whether the serum cytokine profile is associated with the morphological appearance of the disease.
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Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. klimp@amb.ac.bialystok.pl
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