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Investigating a pathogenic role for TXNDC5 in rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy - 29 Jul 2011
Chang Xiaotian, Zhao Yan, Yan Xinfeng, Pan Jihong, Fang Kehua, Wang Lin
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INTRODUCTION: Expression of TXNDC5, which is induced by hypoxia, stimulates cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Our previous study detected increased TXNDC5 expression in the synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using proteomic methods. The current study investigated a pathogenic role for TXNDC5 in RA. METHOD: Expression of TXNDC5 in synovial membranes was quantitatively analyzed by...
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