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Giant cell arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, and viral hypotheses: a multicenter, prospective case-control study. Groupe de Recherche sur l'Artérite à Cellules Géantes.

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1999

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P. Duhaut, S. Bosshard, A. Calvet, L. Pinède, S. Demolombe-Ragué, Charles Dumontet, R Loire, D. Seydoux, J. Ninet, J Pasquier,
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Abstract

Our findings suggest that reinfection with HPIV type 1 is associated with the onset of GCA in a subset of patients, particularly in cases with positive TA biopsy.