Baseline peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio could predict survival in patients with adult polymyositis and dermatomyositis: A retrospective observational study.

Recent studies have suggested that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) are emerging markers of disease activity and prognosis in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, or malignancies. Therefore, we investigated the clinic...

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Main Authors: You-Jung Ha, Jaehyung Hur, Dong Jin Go, Eun Ha Kang, Jin Kyun Park, Eun Young Lee, Kichul Shin, Eun Bong Lee, Yeong Wook Song, Yun Jong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5749807?pdf=render