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Journal of the Faculty of Medicine-Baghdad. 1994; 36 (3): 429-434
in English
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ABSTRACT
A prospective study to detect the role of copper [Cu] in rheumatoid arthritis [RA] and its relation to disease activity was conducted in 185 rheumatoid arthritic patients with various states of disease activity. The results clearly demonstrated that plasma CU [but not erythrocyte Cu] had a direct relation to disease activity. It also suggested that plasma Cu might provide an additional and useful laboratory test for the assessment of disease activity in RA