Analysis of human factor H-related gene and protein expressed in rheumatoid arthritis synovium identifies a novel mechanism promoting dysregulated complement pathway activation

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Factor H (FH) is a negative regulator of the alternative pathway (AP) of complement however, five human factor H-related (FHR) proteins, can also function ex vivo as positive regulators. We compare bulk FH and FHR mRNA expressions in both the human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium and blood cells from the Pathobiology of Early Arthritis Cohort (PEAC) and the Stratification of biological therapies for Rheumatoid...

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