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Genetic influences modulating the radiological severity of rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Mar 2010
Marinou I, Maxwell J R, Wilson A G
Abstract excerpt
This review focuses on the contribution of genetic markers to the severity of radiological damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Currently available biomarkers of more severe disease include elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rates or C-reactive protein levels and rheumatoid factor (RF) or anticyclic citrullinated protein antibodies positivity; however, these biomarkers explain a relatively modest proportion of...
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