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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Rheumatoid arthritis is clinically heterogeneous, and early aggressive therapy is probably not always warranted. A large number of biochemical and biologic markers are under investigation for possible usefulness in diagnostic and prognostic work. These markers can be divided into three main categories: disease specific, inflammatory, and tissue specific. Markers may be useful in the study of prognosis and response to therapy, whereas the diagnostic information they provide is limited. Marker metabolism is largely unexplored, and validation of most marker analyses is lacking. However, they are interesting research tools and may in the end not only teach lessons on the pathogenesis of the disease but also help in selecting patients early for aggressive disease or detecting response or lack of response to therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1040-8711
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Established and new biochemical tools for diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rheumatology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review