2022
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1940285/v1
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The role of sclerostin in rheumatoid arthritis in a Syrian population: a potential indicator of disease activity in newly-diagnosed patients

Abstract: Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that can cause irreversible joint deformities and bone erosions. Criteria to diagnose RA includs many laboratory tests with variable sensitivity and specificity. Sclerostin, a Wnt inhibitor, could be associated with the reduced bone formation in RA. This study aims to measure sclerostin level and its association with RA and its activity.Materials and methods: This study contained fifty-eight RA cases and thirty controls who were age and sex matched… Show more

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