Increased expression of ADAMTS13 mRNA correlates with ischemic cerebrovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Objective: We investigated ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13) messenger RNA levels as a biomarker of disease features in systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods: We measured and compared messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of ADAMTS13 in peripheral bl...

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Main Authors: Consuelo M López De Padilla, Molly S Hein, Cynthia S Crowson, Christopher S Choo, Abigail B Green, Michelle Petri, Hatice Bilgic, Emily C Baechler, Ann M Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-11-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312113514404