Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Single-cell sequencing of immune cells from anticitrullinated peptide antibody positive and negative rheumatoid arthritis

  • Xunyao Wu,
  • Yi Liu,
  • Shanzhao Jin,
  • Min Wang,
  • Yuhao Jiao,
  • Bo Yang,
  • Xin Lu,
  • Xin Ji,
  • Yunyun Fei,
  • Huaxia Yang,
  • Lidan Zhao,
  • Hua Chen,
  • Yaran Zhang,
  • Hao Li,
  • Peter E. Lipsky,
  • George C. Tsokos,
  • Fan Bai,
  • Xuan Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25246-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are commonly stratified by ACPA serology, with positivity being associated with more severe disease and joint destruction. Here the authors present a single cell RNA sequencing resource comparing peripheral blood and synovial tissue cells from patients with ACPA+ versus ACPA- rheumatoid arthritis.