Study of serum and synovial fluid Dickkopf-1 levels in patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee joint in correlation with disease activity and severity

Study of serum and synovial fluid Dickkopf-1 levels in patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee joint in correlation with disease activity and severity

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a typical complex degenerative articular ailment that shows focal cartilage loss, new bone formation with involvement of entire joint tissues. Dkk-1 assumes a job in controlling the pattern of bone repair and regeneration in both OA and RA. This study aimed...

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Main Authors: Noha Hosni Ibrahim, Samia Mohammed Abdel-Monem, Abdel-Wahab S. E. Elbarashy, Heba A. W. Elhussieny, Rasha A. H. Elsayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Primary osteoarthritis
Dickkopf-1
Dkk-1
WOMAC index
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-020-00019-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-020-00019-0

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