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Elevated Cathepsin B enzyme levels: a potential risk indicator for rheumatoid arthritis: Insights from a Mendelian randomization study.
Medicine - 13 Dec 2024
Hou Ruolin, Liu Xin, Zhang Changzhen, Cai Shuiqi, Liu Chengyi, Huang Qun
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that significantly impacts the quality of life of affected individuals. Observational data have consistently pointed towards an associative relationship between cathepsins and the development of RA. Nonetheless, the establishment of a definitive causal nexus between members of the cathepsin family and the pathogenesis of RA remains elusive. In this study,...
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