Increased Levels Of Certain Cytokines And Chemokines Predict Onset Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, June 29, 2009 - 21:21
in Health & Medicine
Up-regulation of certain cytokines and chemokines (signaling molecules involved in the functioning of the immune system) can predict the development of rheumatoid arthritis three years before the onset of symptoms, according to the results of a new study presented at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark.