Association between red cell distribution width and response to methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: M. Bellan (Author), D. Soddu (Author), E. Zecca (Author), A. Croce (Author), R. Bonometti (Author), R. Pedrazzoli (Author), D. Sola (Author), C. Rigamonti (Author), L.M. Castello (Author), G.C. Avanzi (Author), M. Pirisi (Author), P.P. Sainaghi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Red cell distribution width (RDW) is an unconventional biomarker of inflammation. We aimed to explore its role as a predictor of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Eighty-two RA patients (55 females), median age [interquartile range] 63 years [52-69], were selected by scanning the medi...