Contribution of T Cell Subsets to Joint Degradation.docVIP

/supplements/1/S1 Abstracts Abstracts presented at the Fourth International Synovitis Workshop Dallas, Texas, 21–25 April 1999 Peter E Lipsky (Organizer), Simmons Arthritis Research Center Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis than 4 years, and 87 patients were seen for 2 years. Significant associations with progressive joint destruction, measured by the Larsen index, were observed after 2 and 4 years for three parameters: 1) the presence of rheumatoid factor IgM; 2) bony erosions present at study entry, and 3) HLA DRB1 markers. Patients who ex