Class-switched B cells display response to therapeutic B-cell depletion in rheumatoid arthritis.docVIP

Available online /content/11/3/R62 Research article Open Access Vol 11 No 3 Class-switched B cells display response to therapeutic B-cell depletion in rheumatoid arthritis Burkhard M?ller1, Daniel Aeberli1, Stefan Eggli2, Martin Fuhrer1, Istvan Vajtai3, Esther V?gelin4, Hans-Rudolf Ziswiler1, Clemens A Dahinden5 and Peter M Villiger1 1Clinic for Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, and Allergology, Inselspital – University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstra?e, Bern 3010, Switzerland 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inselspital – University Hospital of Bern, Freiburgstra?e, Bern 3010, Switzerl