Serum levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein are elevated in rheumatoid arthritis, but not in inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, Raynaud's syndrome, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis and Sjögren's syndrome

Arthritis Res Ther. 2004;6(2):73-4. doi: 10.1186/ar1161. Epub 2004 Mar 8.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / blood*
  • Arthritis, Reactive / blood*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood*
  • Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / blood*
  • Glycoproteins / blood*
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood*
  • Matrilin Proteins
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / blood*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / blood*

Substances

  • Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Glycoproteins
  • Matrilin Proteins
  • TSP5 protein, human