Serum E-selectin measurement in patients with Raynaud\'s disease and systematic sclerosis
Journal Title: Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii - Year 2005, Vol 22, Issue 5
Abstract
Raynaud’s phenomenon is the typical initial symptom of systemic sclerosis (SSc), yet only a small fraction of patients with this symptom will develop an associated connective tissue disease. The aim of this study was to asses the predictive value of soluble E-selectin in the progression to SSc in Raynaud’s disease. Serum E-selectin levels were measured by ELISA in 50 women with Raynaud’s phenomenon (32 Raynaud’s disease patients, 18 SSc patients) and 15 healthy controls. Levels of E-selectin in Raynaud’s disease were significantly increased compared with normal controls (p
Authors and Affiliations
Anna Lis - Święty, Ligia Brzezińska - Wcisło, Dominika Wcisło - Dziadecka, Ilona Kulawik
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