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The presence of parvovirus B19 VP and NS1 genes in the synovium is not correlated with rheumatoid arthritis.

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2003

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Dimitri Peterlana, Antonio Puccetti, Ruggero Beri, Matteo Ricci, Sara Simeoni, L. Borgato, Lucia Scilanga, S. Cerù, Roberto Corrocher, Claudio Lunardi
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Abstract

Our results suggest that the amplification by nested PCR of both NS1 and VP genes is necessary to define the presence of viral DNA in tissue samples and confirm that the presence of parvovirus B19 DNA is similar in RA and control SM, suggesting that simple detection of viral DNA is not sufficient to confirm a link between the virus and RA.