Adiponectin: is it a biomarker for assessing the disease severity in knee osteoarthritis patients?

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Cuzdan Coskun N., Ay S., Evcik F. D., ÖZTUNA D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, vol.20, no.12, pp.1942-1949, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 20 Issue: 12
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.1111/1756-185x.12790
• Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1942-1949
• Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AimThe results of previous studies regarding the role of adiponectin in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) are controversial. The aim of this study is to investigate the relation of plasma adiponectin levels with clinical and radiological disease severity in knee OA patients.