EDITORIAL - RA and lymphoma: risky business for B cells

[Guest guest]

The Journal of Rheumatology

February 2007

Editorial

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" Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lymphoma: Risky Business for B Cells " :

Convincing evidence indicates that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

have about a 2-fold increased risk of developing lymphoma1-4. The results of

a large recent case-control study show that the risk of lymphoma is highly

correlated with RA disease activity and not with specific therapy5. This

editorial will discuss the context of these findings, and the implications

for management of RA.

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The rest of this editorial is found here:

http://www.jrheum.com/subscribers/07/02/243.html

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