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Robert L. Marcus, Alexander S. Townes
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1971;50(2):282-293. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106493.
Robert L. Marcus, Alexander S. Townes
Published February 1, 1971
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1971;50(2):282-293. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106493.
Abstract
A significant portion of a complement-fixing activity found in the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and previously implicated as a possible cause of the low synovial fluid complement levels in these patients behaves as a high solubility cryoprotein. Analysis of rheumatoid synovial fluid cryoproteins has revealed mixed immunoglobulins, bound complement components, fibrinogen, DNA, and rheumatoid factor.
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Robert L. Marcus, Alexander S. Townes
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