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Table 3 Concentration and molecular weight (mean ± standard deviation) of hyaluronan in synovial fluid of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in controls

From: Expression analysis of three isoforms of hyaluronan synthase and hyaluronidase in the synovium of knees in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Subjects

Concentration (mg/mL)

Molecular weight (×104 Da)

Controls

3.1 ± 0.4

365 ± 52

OA

1.2 ± 0.2*

212 ± 37*

RA

0.8 ± 0.3*

163 ± 33*

  1. * P < 0.01 in comparison with controls.