Follistatin-like protein 1 is elevated in systemic autoimmune diseases and correlated with disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis Research & Therapy2011Vol. 13(1), pp. R17–R17
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Dawei Li, Yuji Wang, Nanwei Xu, Qianghua Wei, Min Wu, Xiaofeng Li, Ping Zheng, Sai Sun, Yuli Jin, Gailian Zhang, Ruomin Liao, Ping Zhang
Abstract
Elevated FSTL1 levels reflect not only joint diseases but also inflammation and tissue degradation in systemic autoimmune diseases. Serum FSTL1 levels may thus serve as a serological inflammatory marker of disease activity in RA patients.
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