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Increased levels of C-reactive protein in serum from blood donors before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis

  1. Markus M. J. Nielen1,
  2. Dirkjan Van Schaardenburg2,
  3. Henk W. Reesink3,
  4. Jos W. R. Twisk4,
  5. Rob J. Van De Stadt1,
  6. Irene E. Van Der Horst-Bruinsma4,
  7. Truus De Gast1,
  8. Moud R. Habibuw3,
  9. Jan P. Vandenbroucke5,
  10. Ben A. C. Dijkmans2,*

Article first published online: 5 AUG 2004

DOI: 10.1002/art.20431

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 50, Issue 8, pages 2423–2427, August 2004

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Nielen, M. M. J., Van Schaardenburg, D., Reesink, H. W., Twisk, J. W. R., Van De Stadt, R. J., Van Der Horst-Bruinsma, I. E., De Gast, T., Habibuw, M. R., Vandenbroucke, J. P. and Dijkmans, B. A. C. (2004), Increased levels of C-reactive protein in serum from blood donors before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 50: 2423–2427. doi: 10.1002/art.20431

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  1. 1

    Jan van Breemen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    Jan van Breemen Institute and Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  3. 3

    Sanquin Blood Bank Northwest Region, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  4. 4

    Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  5. 5

    Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

*Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 AUG 2004
  2. Article first published online: 5 AUG 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 APR 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 21 OCT 2003

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  • Dutch Arthritis Foundation

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