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Table 1 Real number of lymphocytes isolated from bone marrow of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) patients

From: Distinct lymphocyte subpopulations in bone marrow from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients: a role for IL-15?

Patients CD3+ CD4+ CD8+ CD19+
RA 6.1 ± 2.8 3.0 ± 1.2 3.0 ± 1.7 0.85 ± 0.3
OA 3.2 ± 1.6 1.6 ± 0.8 1.6 ± 0.9 2.0 ± 0.9
RA versus OA P < 0.008 P < 0.004 P < 0.03 P < 0.02
  1. Data presented as cell number × 106/ml bone marrow.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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