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Marleen G H van de Sande1, Danielle M Gerlag, Beatrijs M Lodde, Lisa G M van Baarsen, Stefano Alivernini, Veronica Codullo, Ioana Felea, Elsa Vieira-Sousa, Ursula Fearon, Richard Reece, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Douglas J Veale, Costantino Pitzalis, Paul Emery, Lars Klareskog, Iain B McInnes, Paul P Tak.
Abstract
Inflammation of synovium is one of the hallmarks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Analysis of synovial tissue has increased our understanding of RA pathogenesis, aided in identifying potential therapeutic targets and has been used in the response and mechanistic evaluation of antirheumatic treatments. In addition, studies are ongoing, aimed at the identification of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in the synovium. This paper outlines the currently used procedures for sampling and processing of synovial tissue, and presents a standardised recommendation to support multicentre translational research.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21109518 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.139550
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103