Table 1 Clinical data for patients with RA and healthy donors providing samples for microarray analysis

RA patient

   1

Female

55

NSAID (diclofenac)

   2

Female

53

None

   3

Female

72

Anti-TNF-α (adalimumab)

   4

Female

ND

None

   5

Female

44

Anti-TNF-α (infliximab)

   6

Female

80

DMARDs (methotrexate and resochine)

   7

Female

35

Anti-TNF-α (infliximab)

   8

Male

61

Anti-TNF-α (infliximab)

   9

Male

51

DMARD (methotrexate); steroid (cortisone)

Healthy donor

   1

Female

30

None

   2

Female

26

None

   3

Female

38

None

   4

Male

27

None