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Severe deficiency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH-D3) is associated with high disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis
This study aims to measure the serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH-D3) in 302 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), studying the association to disease activity. Three hundred two RA patients underwent ...
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Prevalence of IgA class antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Determine the prevalence of anti-CCP isotype IgA and its relation to peripheral arthritis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In a population-based cohort of 654 patients with a definitive diagn...
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Prevalence of IgA class antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome, and its association to clinical manifestations
This study aims to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of anti-CCP isotype IgA in a population of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Sixty-two patients diagnosed according to the US...
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Femoral and whole-body bone mineral density in middle-aged and older Norwegian men and women: suitability of the reference values
The aim of this study was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) in a population-based sample of middle-aged and older Norwegians, with reference values provided by the manufacturer of the densitometer (Lunar) ...