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Relative serum amyloid A (SAA) values: the influence of SAA1 genotypes and corticosteroid treatment in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2001
Yamada T, Okuda Y, Takasugi K, Itoh K, Igari J
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OBJECTIVES: (1) To determine whether serum concentration of serum amyloid A (SAA) protein is influenced by the SAA1 allele in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as previously shown in a healthy control group; and (2) to analyse what factors, based on such an allelic bias, influence the relative SAA values of those patients. METHODS: SAA and C reactive protein (CRP) concentrations together with SAA1...
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