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Independent relationship between circulating resistin concentrations and endothelial activation in rheumatoid arthritis

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  • Contributors PHD, GRN, AJW and AS contributed to the design and concept of the study. PHD and AS generated the primary data. GRN and AJW provided the measurements of interleukin-6 and endothelial activation molecule concentrations. PHD performed the data analysis and interpretation and wrote the manuscript in cooperation with GRN and AJW.

  • Funding The South African Medical Research Council (grant MRC2008_DES) funded the testing kits for determination of interleukin-6 and endothelial activation molecule concentrations.

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  • Competing interests None.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Ethics approval The Witwatersrand University Ethics Committee (Human Subjects).

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.