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Of what significance is the discovery of elevated levels of interleukin-6 in the blood serum of patients with juvenile arthritis?
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Because interleukin-6 is also associated with inflammation, the researchers think that compounds inhibiting the formation of interleukin-6 might provide new treatment options for JRA.
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No.
What does personages mean?
a person (often used to express their significance, importance, or elevated status)
Can arthritis cause an elevated white blood count in felines?
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What does an elevated serum IgA indicate?
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How elevated does RF have to be to indicate RA?
Many doctors say that it has to be very elevated, but Answers.com states the following:Failure to find RF in the blood does not rule out rheumatoid arthritis because up to 20 percent of people with RA produce no RF or have it at very low levels. In particular, young people with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis often have no RF in their blood.
Can you have a positive rheumatoid arthritis test and not be symptomatic?
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Can rheumatoid arthritis cause eleavated enzymes levels?
Yes. Elevated liver enzymes may have various causes in cases where there is rheumatoid arthritis . ranging from the rheumatic disease itself, as the result of anti-rheumatic medication or it be caused by an associated autoimmune disease.
What is the significance of a slightly elevated creatine kinase blood test presumed not cardiac related?
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What is the disadvantage of high uric acid?
So long as it does not develop into gouty arthritis it seems that people can live a healthy life with elevated uric acid levels. However people with elevated uric acid levels are also people that often tend to develop gouty arthritis.
What is the adjectiv form of elevation?
It is elevated.
What is the significance of a high T3 thyroid blood test mean?
According to the American Thyroid Association, T3 (Triiodothyronine) tests are useful in diagnosing hyperthyroidism and the severity of it. This is because patients who are hyperthyroid have an elevated T3 level.
