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Association of low baseline levels of erythrocyte folate with treatment nonresponse at three months in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving methotrexate.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 2013
de Rotte M C F J, de Jong P H P, Pluijm S M F, Calasan M Bulatović, Barendregt P J, van Zeben D, van der Lubbe P A, de Sonnaville P B, Lindemans J, Hazes J M W, de Jonge R
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether baseline concentrations of one-carbon metabolism biomarkers are associated with treatment nonresponse and adverse events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving methotrexate (MTX). METHODS: A prospective derivation cohort (n = 285) and validation cohort (n = 102) of RA patients receiving MTX were studied. Concentrations of plasma homocysteine, serum vitamin B12 , serum...
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