Fewer subsequent relapses and lower levels of IL-17 in Takayasu arteritis developed after the age of 40 years
BACKGROUND: The clinical characteristics of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) developing in individuals older than 40 years (TAK >40) are little-known. METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed 43 patients with TAK treated at three hospitals in Japan from April 2000 to March 2016. From medical records we collec...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27964745 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1193-9 |