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Table 2 Correlation of synovial fluid levels of 8-oxodG and laboratory parameters in 49 patients with RA

From: Extracellular mitochondrial DNA and oxidatively damaged DNA in synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Level of 8-oxodG (ng/ml)

Number of patients (%)

RF+

Erosive

ExART

LPC (×109/l)

>1.5

41 (84%)

36 (88%)

34 (83%)

13 (27%)

7.8 ± 0.4

<1.5

8 (16%)

2 (25%)

5 (63%)

2 (25%)

8.0 ± 1.3

  1. RA, rheumatoid arthritis; 8-oxodG, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine; RF, rheumatoid factor; ExART, having extra-articular manifestations of RA; LPC, leukocyte particle count.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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