Comparison of serum inflammatory cytokine concentrations in familial Mediterranean fever and rheumatoid arthritis patients

Scand J Rheumatol. 2018 Jul;47(4):331-333. doi: 10.1080/03009742.2017.1363281. Epub 2017 Sep 2.

T Koga^{1

2}, S-Y Kawashiri^{1

3}, K Migita⁴, S Sato⁵, M Umeda^{1

6}, S Fukui¹, A Nishino^{1

7}, F Nonaka^{1

8}, N Iwamoto¹, K Ichinose¹, M Tamai¹, H Nakamura¹, T Origuchi¹, Y Ueki⁹, J Masumoto¹⁰, K Agematsu¹¹, A Yachie¹², K Eguchi⁹, A Kawakami¹

¹ a Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Nagasaki , Japan.
² b Center for Bioinformatics and Molecular Medicine , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Nagasaki , Japan.
³ c Department of Community Medicine, Unit of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Nagasaki , Japan.
⁴ d Department of Rheumatology , Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine , Fukushima , Japan.
⁵ e Clinical Research Center , Nagasaki University Hospital , Nagasaki , Japan.
⁶ f Medical Education Development Center , Nagasaki University Hospital , Nagasaki , Japan.
⁷ g Center for Comprehensive Community Care Education , Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences , Nagasaki , Japan.
⁸ h Department of Internal Medicine , Sasebo City General Hospital , Sasebo , Japan.
⁹ i Center for Rheumatic Disease , Sasebo Chuo Hospital , Sasebo , Japan.
¹⁰ j Department of Pathology , Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine and Proteo-Science Center , Toon , Japan.
¹¹ k Department of Infectious Immunology , Shinshu University, Graduate School of Medicine , Matsumoto , Japan.
¹² l Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa , Japan.

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