Serum YKL-40 levels and disease characteristics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Jafari-Nakhjavani (Author), Amir Ghorbanihaghjo (Author), Babak Bagherzadeh-Nobari (Author), Aida Malek-Mahdavi (Author), Nadereh Rashtchizadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The present study aimed to evaluate serum YKL-40 levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to healthy subjects and to search whether there is an association between YKL-40 levels and disease characteristics in RA. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 60 RA patients ba...