Elevated Serum IgG4 Defines Specific Clinical Phenotype of Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Autores principales: Le-Feng Chen (Autor), Ying-Qian Mo (Autor), Jian-Da Ma (Autor), Ling Luo (Autor), Dong-hui Zheng (Autor), Lie Dai (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Objectives. To explore the correlation of serum IgG4 (sIgG4) with clinical manifestations or therapeutic response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Consecutive 136 RA patients were recruited and followed up at regular interval. SIgG4 was detected by immunonephelometry. Serial synovial tissue se...