Expression levels of selected genes can predict individual rheumatoid arthritis patient response to tumor necrosis factor alpha blocker treatment.
CONCLUSION: The diagnostic kit predicted the response to TNFα blockers in a high percentage of patients assessed retrospectively or prospectively. This personal kit may guide selection of a suitable biological drug for the individual RA patient.
PMID: 29569514 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research
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