Pentraxin 3 is more accurate than C-reactive protein for Takayasu arteritis activity assessment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
<h4>Aims</h4>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.<h4>...
Main Authors: | Xiaoting Wen, Ruihong Hou, Ke Xu, Yunxia Han, Junping Hu, Yan Zhang, Yazhen Su, Jinfang Gao, Gailian Zhang, Liyun Zhang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245612 |
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