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Microparticles and their roles in inflammatory arthritides

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Microparticles derived from immune cells and platelets are plentiful in the joints of patients with inflammatory arthritis. New research points to a novel role for platelet-derived microparticles in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

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  1. Department for Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Universitätsstrasse 29, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Jörg H. W. Distler

  2. Center of Experimental Rheumatology and Zurich Center of Integrative Human Physiology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 25, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    Oliver Distler

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Distler, J., Distler, O. Microparticles and their roles in inflammatory arthritides. Nat Rev Rheumatol 6, 385–386 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2010.87

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