Serum pentraxin 3 levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients and its association with disease activity

Aim of the work: This work aimed to evaluate serum pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and to study the association with the disease activity. Patients and methods: Sixty RA patients and 26 matched controls were included. In patients, clinical examination was performed an...

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Main Authors: Mohammadreza Jafari-Nakhjavani, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Elyar Pourghassem, Sima Abediazar, Tala Pourlak, Aida Malekmahdavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatologist
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111011641830139X