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Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-3 in relation to the development of radiological damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Marcel D. Posthumus, P. C. Limburg, Johanna Westra, H. Cats, Roy E. Stewart, M. A. van Leeuwen, M. H. van Rijswijk

Lara D. Veeken · 1999 · 82 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

Objective. To evaluate the significance of serum matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) levels in relation to the development of radiological damage ( X-ray damage) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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