title: Selenium status in fibromyalgia.
abstract: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome of unknown etiology. The serum concentration of selenium (Se) was measured in 68 consecutive patients (nine male, mean age: 47 years; 59 female, mean age 49 years) with FM. The age- and sex-matched control group included 97 female healthy blood donors (mean age 46 years). The method is based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) involving detection of the fluorescent diaminonaphthalene (DAN) derivate of selenite. There was a statistical significant difference (P < 0.05) in serum Se between control (median 77 microg/l; range: 50-118 microg/l) and patients (median 71 microg/l; range: 39-154 microg/l) groups in the region of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.affiliation: Chemisches Labor, Abteilung Allgemeine Hygiene und Umwelthygiene, Hygiene-Institut, Universität Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reinhard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schweinsberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wernet
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kötter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium