Serum histidine in rheumatoid arthritis: a family study.
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We have compared free serum histidine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, their blood relatives, and their non-blood relatives. The hypohistidinaemia of rheumatoid arthritis is acquired with the disease and does not provide a biochemical marker of those at risk.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases
دوره 40 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981