Serum complement 3 is a potential biomarker for assessing disease activity in Takayasu arteritis

Serum complement 3 is a potential biomarker for assessing disease activity in Takayasu arteritis

Abstract Background Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare disease, lacking convenient and feasible biomarkers to identify disease activity. We aimed to evaluate the value of complements in distinguishing active TA. Methods Consecutive patients were enrolled from the prospective East China TA cohort from...

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Main Authors: Rongyi Chen, Lingying Ma, Peng Lv, Jiang Lin, Chaolun Li, Yan Yan, Xuejuan Jin, Xiaomin Dai, Zongfei Ji, Huiyong Chen, Lili Ma, Ying Sun, Lindi Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Complement 3
Takayasu arteritis
Disease activity
Biomarker
C-reactive protein
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02433-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02433-x

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