Research Article

Characterization of T-Cell Receptor Repertoire in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Biologic Therapies

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Correlation between TCRB repertoire diversity and disease activity in bDMARD-treated RA patients. The TCRB repertoire diversity showed a negative trend toward DAS28, CDAI, and SDAI scores (a) in all bDMARD-treated RA patients, (b) in patients receiving adalimumab followed by rituximab, and (c) in patients receiving adalimumab followed by tocilizumab. The statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation.
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