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Elevated plasma stromelysin levels in arthritis.

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1994

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Stanley Zucker, Rita M. Lysik, Mahboobeh Zarrabi, Robert A. Greenwald, Barry L. Gruber, Simon Tickle, Terry Baker, Andrew Docherty
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Abstract

The detection of elevated plasma levels of stromelysin-1 in patients with RA is consistent with increased stromelysin-1 concentrations in inflamed synovial tissues in this disease. The origin of increased plasma stromelysin-1 in SLE is speculative. Measurement of plasma stromelysin-1 may be useful in the diagnosis and management of patients with various forms of arthritis.