Plasma pentraxin-3 levels in patients with Takayasu's arteritis during routine follow-up
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: F. Alibaz-Oner, Kenan AKSU, S. P. Yentur, Gökhan KESER, G. Saruhan-Direskeneli, H. Direskeneli
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2016, vol 34
Summary
Objective. To date, no biomarker is universally accepted to be a surrogate for active disease being one of major difficulties in follow-up of Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). In this study, we aimed to investigate plasma pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) levels and its correlation with activity in patients with TAK.