## Abstract Synovial fluid of 20 children with seronegative juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and 20 patients with other joint pathology was examined for levels of total hemolytic complement and selected components, immune complexes, and Ξ±~2~βmacroglobulin (Ξ±~2~βM). When adjusted for total protei
Selective lymphocyte deficiency in seronegative rheumatoid arthritis
β Scribed by J.-L. Pasquali; S. Fong; C. D. Tsoukas; P. K. Hench; J. H. Vaughan; D. A. Carson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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