Relationship between VEGF Gene Polymorphisms and Serum VEGF Protein Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the chronic autoimmune diseases, with genetic and environmental predisposition, and synovial angiogenesis is considered to be a notable stage in its pathogenesis. Angiogenesis or vascular proliferation has been suggested to be a pivotal mechanism involved in both...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Paradowska-Gorycka, Andrzej Pawlik, Katarzyna Romanowska-Prochnicka, Ewa Haladyj, Damian Malinowski, Barbara Stypinska, Malgorzata Manczak, Marzena Olesinska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4981324?pdf=render