A Call for Gene Expression Analysis in Whole Blood of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) as a Biomarker for RA-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

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Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most common and prognostic organ manifestations of RA. Therefore, to allow effective treatment, it is of crucial importance to diagnose RA-ILD at the earliest possible stage. So far, the gold standard of early detection has been high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the lungs. This procedure involves considerable...

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