Serum Calprotectin in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Promising Diagnostic Marker, How Far Is It Related to Activity and Sonographic Findings?

Background: In the past 2 decades, there has been increasing interest in calprotectin. It is released and detected in serum and body fluids as a potentially useful clinical inflammatory marker. The protein has been described in synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, specifically in t...

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Main Authors: H.E. Mansour, M.A. Abdullrhman, S.A. Mobasher, Reem El Mallah, Nouran Abaza, F. Hamed, Adham Aboul Fotouh Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300911