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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common human autoimmune disease with an incidence of about 1%. It is a chronic inflammatory polyarthritis characterised by infiltration of the synovial membrane by macrophages, T cells, B cells and activated fibroblasts1, leading in most cases to progressive destruction of cartilage and bone.
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Guillen, C., McInnes, I.B., Brock, J.H. (1998). Iron in Synovial Fluid. In: Spik, G., Legrand, D., Mazurier, J., Pierce, A., Perraudin, JP. (eds) Advances in Lactoferrin Research. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 443. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9068-9_19
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