B lymphocytopenia in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the DRB1 shared epitope and increased acute phase response.docVIP

Available online /4/4/R1 Research article B lymphocytopenia in rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the DRB1 shared epitope and increased acute phase response Ulf Wagner, Sylke Kaltenh?user, Matthias Pierer, Bernd Wilke, Sybille Arnold and Holm H?ntzschel Department of Medicine IV, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Corresponding author: Holm H?ntzschel (e-mail: haentzho@medizin.uni-leipzig.de) Received: 7 January 2002 Revisions received: 18 March 2002 Accepted: 27 March 2002 Published: 2 May 2002 Arthritis Res 2002, 4:R1 ? 2002 Wagner et al., licensee BioMed Central Ltd (P