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  • Title: Assessment of beta-2-microglobulin concentration in serum and urine in rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Lewandowski B, Bernacka K, Kucharewicz B, Szmitkowski M, Klimiuk PA.
    Journal: Rocz Akad Med Bialymst; 1996; 41(2):482-91. PubMed ID: 9020562.
    Abstract:
    Assessment of beta-2-microglobulin (beta-2-M) concentration in serum and urine was made in 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The most often noticed pathology was proteinuria. We observed a significant increase of beta-2-M concentration in serum of patients without rheumatoid factor and in patients with proteinuria. In all patients the concentration of beta-2-M in urine was significantly higher than in the controls. We did not observe any influence after treatment on beta-2-M concentration. The increase of the concentration of beta-2-M may be a marker for the early damage of kidney in RA.
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