The Crosstalk of Pathways Involved in Immune Response Maybe the Shared Molecular Basis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type 2 Diabetes

Xuyan Niu; Cheng Lu; Cheng Xiao; Na Ge; Miao Jiang; Li Li; Yanqin Bian; Gang Xu; Zhaoxiang Bian; Ge Zhang; Aiping Lu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134990

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The Crosstalk of Pathways Involved in Immune Response Maybe the Shared Molecular Basis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type 2 Diabetes

Xuyan Niu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xuyan Niu, Cheng Lu, Cheng Xiao

Affiliation Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cheng Lu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xuyan Niu, Cheng Lu, Cheng Xiao

Affiliations Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases,School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Cheng Xiao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xuyan Niu, Cheng Lu, Cheng Xiao

Affiliation China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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Na Ge,

Affiliation Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Miao Jiang,

Affiliation Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li Li,

Affiliation Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yanqin Bian,

Affiliation E-Institute of Chinese Traditional Internal Medicine, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai, China
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Gang Xu,

Affiliation Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases,School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Zhaoxiang Bian,

Affiliation Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases,School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Ge Zhang,

Affiliation Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases,School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Aiping Lu

* E-mail: aipinglu@hkbu.edu.hk

Affiliations Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases,School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China, E-Institute of Chinese Traditional Internal Medicine, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Shanghai, China
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The Crosstalk of Pathways Involved in Immune Response Maybe the Shared Molecular Basis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type 2 Diabetes

Xuyan Niu,
Cheng Lu,
Cheng Xiao,
Na Ge,
Miao Jiang,
Li Li,
Yanqin Bian,
Gang Xu,
Zhaoxiang Bian,
Ge Zhang

Published: August 7, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134990

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