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Protein measurement of inflammation

A statistical evaluation

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Ricerca in clinica e in laboratorio

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Statistical analysis allows a better evaluation of plasma protein patterns during the inflammatory state, in which there is an increase in the levels of acute phase reactants. An index is proposed for an overall evaluation of the modifications in plasma proteins induced by inflammation.

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  1. Cattedra di Reumatologia, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70124, Bari, Italia

    Giovanni Lapadula

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Lapadula, G. Protein measurement of inflammation. La Ricerca Clin. Lab. 11, 223–227 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02890528

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