Abstract OBJECTIVE Recurrent flares constitute the main clinical burden of gout. Our aim was to assess whether biomarkers measuring MMP tissue degradation could be used as markers of frequent gout flares. METHODS Fasting plasma samples from 112 men with gout and 170 controls, along with serum samples from 447 men with gout collected at baseline […]
Intercritical circulating levels of neo-epitopes reflecting matrixmetalloprotease-driven degradation as markers of gout and frequent gout attacks.
September 1, 2016
Rheumatology (Oxford)