Increased Concentrations of Antibody-Bound Circulatory Cell-Free DNA in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Xiaoyan Zhong,
Ines von Mühlenen,
Ying Li,
Anjeung Kang,
Anurag Gupta,
Alan Tyndall,
Wolfgang Holzgreve,
Sinuhe Hahn,
Paul Hasler
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.084509
Subject(s) - rheumatoid arthritis , antibody , cell free fetal dna , dna , plasma cell , immunology , pathogenesis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase , cell , endocrinology , chemistry , biology , enzyme , dehydrogenase , biochemistry , genetics , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , fetus
Increased concentrations of cell-free DNA have been found in several disorders and have been interpreted as evidence of increased rates of cell death or turnover. Evidence from in vitro and animal experiments suggests that DNA may play a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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