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Rheumatoid arthritis patients have elevated antibodies to cross-reactive and non cross-reactive antigens from Proteus microbes
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and objective Although a large number of independent studies have shown a paramount role for Proteus mirabilis in the aetio-pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), this hypothesis is still controversial among rheumatologists. The main obstacle to its acceptance is the impression that increased Proteus antibodies in RA patients is a secondary phenomenon , occurring as the result of cross-reactivity between bacterial and self-antigens. To shed light on this problem, we examined the link
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