Abstract Number: 1756 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Peripheral Blood B Cell Subsets and BAFF/APRIL Receptor Expression, Together with Circulating BAFF and APRIL Levels, Are Disturbed in Rheumatoid Arthritis but Not in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: B cells play a critical role in systemic autoimmune disease and especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA). BAFF and APRIL are involved in B cell activation…