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Mortality and predictors of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis--a role for mannose-binding lectin?
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2010
Troelsen Lone N, Garred Peter, Jacobsen Søren
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased overall and cardiovascular mortality. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) may play differentiated roles in the pathogenesis of RA. We had observed that high serum levels of MBL increased the risk of ischemic heart disease in patients with RA. In this followup study we describe the mortality in a cohort of 229 Danish patients with RA. We examine if...
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