Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 700-706 , March 2010

Circulation levels of acute phase proteins in patients with Takayasu arteritis

Received 29 June 2009 ,Accepted 12 September 2009.

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    Scatter plot shows the circulation levels of serum amyloid A (SAA) in 18 active-phase Takayasu arteritis (TA) patients, 25 inactive-phase TA patients, and 20 healthy controls. The bar represents the m

    Scatter plot shows the circulation levels of serum amyloid A (SAA) in 18 active-phase Takayasu arteritis (TA) patients, 25 inactive-phase TA patients, and 20 healthy controls. The bar represents the median concentration of each group.

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    Scatter plot shows the circulation levels of complement C4-binding protein (C4BP) in 18 active-phase Takayasu arteritis (TA) patients, 25 inactive-phase TA patients, and 20 healthy controls. The bar r

    Scatter plot shows the circulation levels of complement C4-binding protein (C4BP) in 18 active-phase Takayasu arteritis (TA) patients, 25 inactive-phase TA patients, and 20 healthy controls. The bar represents the median concentration of each group.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01926-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.09.038

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 700-706 , March 2010