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Adiponectin Is Negatively Associated With Disease Activity and Sharp Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Cross-sectional Study on Treatment-naïve Han Chinese Patients
2021-11-01
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<h4>Background: </h4> The association and potential role of the protein hormone adiponectin in autoimmune diseases causing musculoskeletal disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), are controversial. Conflicting results may arise from the influences of confounding factors linked to genetic backgrounds, disease stage, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and patients’ metabolic characteristics. Here, we exa...
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- c72db3d2-9086-5db8-970e-c4a13426cd5a
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1020176/v1
