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The SHAP-HA complex in sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

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1999

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Daihei Kida, Misao Yoneda, S Miyaura, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Yuko Yoshida, Takamasa Ito, Naoki Ishiguro, Hiroji Iwata, Koji Kimata
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Abstract

Quantitation of the SHAP-HA complex in sera may be useful as a joint marker that directly correlates to the degree of joint inflammation in RA, and offers new insight into the pathogenesis of arthritis. It may also serve as an independent criterion in the subsequent classification of RA and OA.