Role of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Correlation with Disease Activity.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and debilitating autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation with subsequent cartilage and bone destruction. Cytokines are  key mediators of inflammation and can be found in abundance both in the joint and blood of patients. This study...

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Main Author: Ahmed A. H. Al-Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine University of Baghdad 2010-10-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/976