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Ageing: a risk factor for amyloid A amyloidosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis - 1 Sept 2011
Okuda Yasuaki, Yamada Toshiyuki, Matsuura Masaaki, Takasugi Kiyoshi, Goto Makoto
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Acceleration of amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis induction by ageing has not been extensively studied in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study is to clarify contribution of ageing to the development of AA amyloidosis associated with RA in our large cohort. METHODS: 388 adult-onset RA patients whose RA was complicated by biopsy-proven AA amyloidosis were enrolled. The ages of RA onset and AA...
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