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Proinflammatory responses to self HLA epitopes are triggered by molecular mimicry to Epstein-Barr virus proteins in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

  1. Margherita Massa1,
  2. Federica Mazzoli2,
  3. Patrizia Pignatti2,
  4. Fabrizio De Benedetti2,
  5. Maristella Passalia2,
  6. Stefania Viola2,
  7. Rodrigo Samodal3,
  8. Antonio La Cava3,
  9. Francesca Giannoni3,
  10. W. Ollier4,
  11. Alberto Martini5,
  12. Salvatore Albani3,*

Article first published online: 16 OCT 2002

DOI: 10.1002/art.10564

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 46, Issue 10, pages 2721–2729, October 2002

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Massa, M., Mazzoli, F., Pignatti, P., De Benedetti, F., Passalia, M., Viola, S., Samodal, R., La Cava, A., Giannoni, F., Ollier, W., Martini, A. and Albani, S. (2002), Proinflammatory responses to self HLA epitopes are triggered by molecular mimicry to Epstein-Barr virus proteins in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 46: 2721–2729. doi: 10.1002/art.10564

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  1. 1

    IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

  2. 2

    IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

  3. 3

    University of California, San Diego

  4. 4

    University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

  5. 5

    University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

*Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0663

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 OCT 2002
  2. Article first published online: 16 OCT 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 JUL 2002
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 DEC 2001

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  • NIH. Grant Numbers: 5R01-AI-41721-05, 1R01-AR-58084-01, N01-AR-9224-01, 5P50-AR-44850-04
  • IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo. Grant Number: 390RFM/94/01

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