Relations between serum IgA level and cartilage erosion in 436 cases of rheumatoid arthritis

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-291

  He, Yitong ^a   Zha, Qinglin ^b   Liu, Duanyong ^b   Lu, Aiping ^c,d  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^d SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cartilage erosion; IgA; Rheumatoid arthritis; X ray image

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TURBIDIMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34250163182     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820130601069731     Document Type: Article

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