Prevalence of subclinical amyloidosis in ankylosing spondylitis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 371-373

  Singh, Gurmeet ^a   Kumari, Niraj ^a   Aggarwal, Amita ^a   Krishnani, Narendra ^a   Misra, Ramnath ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Outcome; Serum amyloid a protein; Spondyloarthropathies

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID A PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; STAINING;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 33846998589     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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