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Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 elevation prior to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis among women.
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 Jan 2015
Arkema Elizabeth V, Lu Bing, Malspeis Susan, Karlson Elizabeth W, Costenbader Karen H
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OBJECTIVE: To examine monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) concentration and future rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk, and investigate effect modification by human leukocyte antigen-shared epitope (HLA-SE) and several lifestyle factors. METHODS: We conducted a nested case-control study using stored plasma samples from the Nurses' Health Studies. Each pre-RA case was matched to three controls (N case = 220, N...
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