Cytidine deaminase may be a useful marker in differentiating elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis from polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis. - Concepedia

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Cytidine deaminase may be a useful marker in differentiating elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis from polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis.

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1996

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Dimitrios Kassimos, John Kirwan, Val Kyle, B. L. Hazleman, P. Dieppe

Abstract

Serum CD levels were significantly different when proven PMR was compared with established, long-standing RA. Therefore, serum CD could be a useful diagnostic marker for differentiating PMR/GCA from active RA in older patients.