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Elevated production of galectin-3 is correlated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis disease activity, severity, and progression
29 Jul 2011
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OBJECTIVES: Galectin-3 is a carbohydrate-binding protein that plays many important regulatory roles in inflammation, immunity and cancers. Recent studies indicate that galectin-3 plays a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis and progression. Therefore, we sought to characterize the expression pattern and role of galectin-3 in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to explore whether galectin-3...
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