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Circulating maternal cytokines influence fetal growth in pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Dec 2013
de Steenwinkel Florentien D O, Hokken-Koelega Anita C S, de Man Yaël A, de Rijke Y B, de Ridder Maria A J, Hazes Johanna M W, Dolhain Radboud J E M
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BACKGROUND: High rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity during pregnancy is associated with a lower birth weight. Active RA is characterised by high circulating levels of cytokines, which can mediate placental growth and remodelling. OBJECTIVES: To assess the influence of maternal serum cytokine levels on birth weight in RA pregnancy. METHODS: This study is embedded in the PARA Study, a prospective study on...
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