title: Leukocyte count influences the relationship of circulating resistin concentrations with advanced atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. dessein@telkomsa.net.
authors.forename: Patrick H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Dessein
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Angela J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Woodiwiss
authors.forename: Hon-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Gavin R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D044383:Black People; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D052243:Resistin / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D015854:Up-Regulation; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C499624:RETN protein, human; D052243:Resistin