Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein/thrombospondin-5 (COMP/TSP-5) levels do not correlate to functional class in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Dec;28(12):1441-2. doi: 10.1007/s10067-009-1255-3. Epub 2009 Aug 30.

Authors

Fernanda Duarte Andrade¹, Ana Lígia Bender, Inês Guimarães da Silveira, Helga Stein, Carlos Alberto von Mühlen, Henrique Luiz Staub

Affiliation

¹ Rheumatology Department, São Lucas Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Pontiphical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.

PMID: 19727918
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1255-3

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / classification
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / physiopathology
Biomarkers / blood
Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
Cross-Sectional Studies
Extracellular Matrix Proteins / blood*
Female
Glycoproteins / blood*
Health Status
Humans
Male
Matrilin Proteins
Middle Aged
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Biomarkers
Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Glycoproteins
Matrilin Proteins
TSP5 protein, human