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Association of serum C-reactive protein levels with lupus disease activity in the absence of measurable interferon-α and a C-reactive protein gene variant.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 1 Jun 2014
Enocsson Helena, Sjöwall Christopher, Kastbom Alf, Skogh Thomas, Eloranta Maija-Leena, Rönnblom Lars, Wetterö Jonas
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OBJECTIVE: The type I interferon (IFN) system is important in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We previously demonstrated an inhibitory effect of IFNα on interleukin-6 (IL-6)-induced C-reactive protein (CRP) in vitro, hypothetically explaining the poor correlation between disease activity and CRP levels in SLE. This study was undertaken to investigate disease activity, IL-6 levels, and CRP...
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