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Therefore, certain clones can persist locally over time, suggesting that a common and persistent antigenic stimulation was operable in the joint of this rheumatoid arthritis patient.
The present data suggest that B-cell clonal expansion is a common and characteristic feature of rheumatoid arthritis, that it involves both resting and activated cells, and that it can persist over extended periods of time.
Early studies involving the administration of VEGF-A showed angiographic evidence of new vessel formation, but these vessels did not persist and they regressed within 3 months [ 40].
The boycott has been called off, but demands persist for full disclosure of records of Holocaust victims' assets, and there's little sign the Swiss will recover their pristine image any time soon.
Despite these disasters, each involving a team of highly trained scientists focused on a single launch, many public figures, including all the major presidential candidates, persist in believing an anti-missile system will be able to shoot down numerous rockets launched by "enemies" too dumb to have the warheads shipped over by UPS.