Pentraxin 3 is more accurate than C-reactive protein for Takayasu arteritis activity assessment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AIMS: Whether the circulating levels of pentraxin 3 (PTX3), an acute phase reactant (APR), are higher in active Takayasu arteritis (TAK), and if so, whether PTX3 is more accurate than C-reactive protein (CRP) in TAK activity assessment has been investigated in this study. STUDY DESIGN: Research work...

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Autores principales: Wen, Xiaoting, Hou, Ruihong, Xu, Ke, Han, Yunxia, Hu, Junping, Zhang, Yan, Su, Yazhen, Gao, Jinfang, Zhang, Gailian, Zhang, Liyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33529185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245612

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33529185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245612

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