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Prospective study of fetal DNA in serum and disease activity during pregnancy in women with inflammatory arthritis

  1. Zhen Yan1,*,
  2. Nathalie C. Lambert2,
  3. Monika ØStensen3,
  4. Kristina M. Adams4,
  5. Katherine A. Guthrie1,
  6. J. Lee Nelson4

Article first published online: 27 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/art.21966

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 54, Issue 7, pages 2069–2073, July 2006

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Yan, Z., Lambert, N. C., ØStensen, M., Adams, K. M., Guthrie, K. A. and Nelson, J. L. (2006), Prospective study of fetal DNA in serum and disease activity during pregnancy in women with inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54: 2069–2073. doi: 10.1002/art.21966

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  1. 1

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

  2. 2

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, and INSERM U639, Marseilles, France

  3. 3

    University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

  4. 4

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, and University of Washington, Seattle

*Immunogenetics D2-100, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 JUN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 27 JUN 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 APR 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 28 DEC 2005

Funded by

  • NIH. Grant Numbers: AI-41721, AR-39282, AI-45659
  • Washington Women's Foundation

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