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Assessing the immune cell subset and genetic mutations in palindromic rheumatism negative for rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated antibodies.

Chin-An YangJu-Pi LiYi-Hua LaiYa-Ling HuangChien-Yu LinJoung-Liang Lan
Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2022)
In seronegative PR patients, we identified a distinct CD14+CD11b+CD36+ subset, which can induce inflammatory response under stress and exert anti-inflammatory effects after phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, and a CD4+CD25-CD69+ T cell subset with pro- and anti-inflammation properties. Individuals harboring genetic mutations involving epigenetic modification, potentiation and resolution of stress-induced inflammation/ apoptosis, and dysregulated ER stress response could be predisposed to seronegative PR.
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