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Characterization of cumulative joint damage patterns in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a clinical, serological, and gene polymorphism perspective.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Mar 2015
Alarcon Renata Trigueirinho, Fernandes Artur da Rocha Corrêa, Laurindo Ieda Maria, Bértolo Manoel Barros, Pinheiro Geraldo Castelar, Andrade Luís Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize cumulative joint damage (CJD) patterns in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and determine their associations with demographic/clinical features and HLA-DRB1 gene polymorphism. METHODS: Hand and foot radiographs were obtained from 404 patients with RA. CJD patterns were determined by 3 derivations from Sharp/van der Heijde scores, obtained by the mathematical division of scores for hands/feet...
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