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New evidence revives the old idea that B cells are the principal effectors in rheumatoid arthritis: autoantibodies against a ubiquitous antigen cause joint-specific disease. The resolution of these conflicting hypotheses resides in the joint itself. “
(On-Ko-Chi-Shin) the new idea resides within the old.”
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Hirano, T. Revival of the autoantibody model in rheumatoid arthritis. Nat Immunol 3, 342–344 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0402-342
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