Abstract Number: 2334 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
T-Cell Cross Reactivity with Citrullinated Antigen and P. Gingivalis Membrane Antigen Following Infection with P. Gingavalis and/or Injection of Citrullinated Mouse Type II Collagen in DBA/1J Mice
Background/Purpose: Recently, periodontal disease (PD) has been associated with the risk and progression of RA. Patients with RA complicated by PD have been shown to…