Is soluble CD44 variant isoform 5 useful as a predicting factor and a parameter for long term observation in rheumatoid arthritis? [5]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1036-1037

  Skoumal, Martin ^a   Kolarz, G ^a   Haberhauer, G ^a   Feyertag, J ^a   Wottawa, A ^a  

^a Rheumasonderkrankenanstalt der SVA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD44V ANTIGEN; CD44V5 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOINT DESTRUCTION; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0036838653     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.61.11.1036     Document Type: Letter

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