Acute-phase proteins in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Acute-phase proteins were determined in serum of 20 women with systemic sclerosis and 10 age-matched healthy controls. All the patients had had symptoms of the disease less than five years. An increase in only a few proteins (haptoglobin, alpha1-acid glycoprotein, complement component C3 and alpha2-macroglobulin) was found. The results indicate for the impaired acute phase response in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Kucharz
E J
EJ
Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Grucka-Mamczar
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E
Mamczar
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Brzezinska-Wcislo
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D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000097:blood*
D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins