This means that such blood samples could be used to predict the development of the disease and thereby make it possible to prevent the pathological process, according to an article by Ume? researcher Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist and her ...
Objective: To analyse inflammatory mediators, including monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), in blood samples donated years before onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In these individuals we have previously shown that antibodies ...
Now a research team led by Solbritt bRantapaa/b-Dahlqvist, MD has found that several of these cytokine levels spike as much as several years prior to the development of arthritic symptoms. An early and accurate diagnosis of RA is crucial. ...
