Prevalence of amyloid deposition in long standing rheumatoid arthritis in Iranian patients by abdominal subcutaneous fat biopsy and assessment of clinical and laboratory characteristics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The study was aimed at determining the prevalence of secondary amyloidosis in a group of Iranian patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and the assessment of its correlation with the clinical and laboratory findings and data.</p...

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Main Authors: Setarehshenas Roya, Forghanizadeh Jafar, Owlia Mohammad, Salimzadeh Ahmad, Alishiri G Hussein, Shayanfar Nasrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/7/43