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Risk factors for abnormal hepatic enzyme elevation by methotrexate treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A hospital based-cohort study.
Modern rheumatology - 1 Jul 2018
Hakamata Jun, Hashiguchi Masayuki, Kaneko Yuko, Yamaoka Kunihiro, Shimizu Mikiko, Maruyama Junya, Takeuchi Tsutomu, Mochizuki Mayumi
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OBJECTIVES: Methotrexate (MTX) is used as first-line treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worldwide. Large interindividual differences in MTX effectiveness and safety occur, and the most frequent adverse reaction is hepatotoxicity, although the main cause remains unknown. We investigated factors associated with MTX-induced hepatic enzyme elevation in a hospital-based cohort study. METHODS: Study participants...
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