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A Study of Genetic Markers in Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis and their Co-Relation with Severity of the Disease.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - 1 Sept 2017
Ali Gauri Liyakat, Kapur Suman, Chinmayi Sai, Fatima Qadir, Pise Harshal, Khan Asim, Liyakat Ambreen, Jilova V, Dube Urvashi
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INTRODUCTION: Dyslipidemia has been reported to attribute to early death due to increased atherosclerosis leading to CVDs in patients with RA. Recent reports have suggested a role of adipocytokines in mediating joint damage rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA has long been associated with increased cardiovascular risk as atherosclerosis is more prevalent in patients of RA than in the general population. Specific...
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