Relationship between serum calprotectin (S100A8/9) and clinical, laboratory and ultrasound parameters of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A large cohort study.

Calprotectin may be a sensitive biomarker of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity.In the current study, we investigated whether calprotectin is a better biomarker than CRP for predicting clinical activity and ultrasound parameters in patients with RA.A total of 160 patients with RA underwent c...

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Main Authors: Jana Hurnakova, Hana Hulejova, Jakub Zavada, Petra Hanova, Martin Komarc, Herman Mann, Martin Klein, Olga Sleglova, Marta Olejarova, Sarka Forejtova, Olga Ruzickova, Jiri Vencovsky, Karel Pavelka, Ladislav Senolt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5568227?pdf=render