Association between increased CCL2 (MCP-1) expression in lesions and persistence of disease activity in giant-cell arteritis.

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Authors

Kleinman HK, Elkin M, Grau JM, Sánchez M, Segarra M, Cid MC, Hoffman MP, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Vilardell C, García-Martínez A, Pla-Campo M

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. mccid@clinic.ub.es

Abstract

Patients with giant-cell arteritis (GCA) usually respond dramatically to corticosteroid treatment. However, recurrences are frequent and corticosteroid requirements are highly variable among patients. The aim of our study was to identify genes potentially involved in disease persistence.

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16621921

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't