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From: Tapering and discontinuation of TNF-α blockers without disease relapse using ultrasonography as a tool to identify patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical and histological remission

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Cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68), CD20 and CD3 immunohistochemical staining of synovial tissue (ST) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical remission after undergoing therapy with tumour necrosis factor-α blockers. Five synovial hypertrophy–positive/power Doppler–negative patients with RA underwent ultrasonography-guided knee ST biopsy at study entry. a CD68 immunohistochemical staining of ST (original magnification, ×40). b CD20/CD3 double immunohistochemical staining of ST [CD20 diaminobenzidine (brown) and CD3 (red); original magnification, ×40]

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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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