Accelerated atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: Rationale for mannose-binding lectins?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 482-484

  Nakken, Britt ^a   Szodoray, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; METHOTREXATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77949667203     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091364     Document Type: Editorial

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