Sodium excretion is higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis than in matched controls.

Sodium excretion is higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis than in matched controls.

It was shown that sodium can promote auto-immunity through the activation of the Th17 pathway. We aimed to compare sodium intake in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) vs. matched controls.This case-control study included 24 patients with RA at diagnosis and 24 controls matched by age, gender an...

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Main Authors: Sarah Marouen, Guilhem du Cailar, Rachel Audo, Cedric Lukas, Gaelle Vial, Anne Tournadre, Emmanuel Barrat, Jean Ribstein, Bernard Combe, Jacques Morel, Claire I Daien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5640209?pdf=render

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