Lower serum clusterin levels in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis are associated with more pain

Abstract Background The aims of this study were to analyse the serum concentrations of clusterin (CLU) in patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) and in healthy controls, to compare CLU levels between patients with erosive and non-erosive disease, and to examine the association of CLU levels with cli...

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Main Authors: Tereza Kropáčková, Olga Šléglová, Olga Růžičková, Jiří Vencovský, Karel Pavelka, Ladislav Šenolt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2179-3