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Serum leptin, resistin, visfatin and adiponectin levels in tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Cantarini L, Obici L, Simonini G, Cimaz R, Bacarelli M R, Merlini G, Vitale A, Lucherini O M, Brizi M G, Galeazzi M, Fioravanti A
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OBJECTIVES: The aims of our study were to evaluate serum leptin, resistin, visfatin and adiponectin levels in patients with tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), in comparison to healthy controls, and to correlate their levels to parameters of disease activity and/or severity. METHODS: Serum leptin, resistin, visfatin and adiponectin levels were obtained from 14 TRAPS patients...
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