Project

Prospective, observational trial in early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients exploring a possible relationship between expression of MHC class II and the prognosis of the disease (expression of MHC class II as a prognostic factor)

Automatically Closed · 2009 until 2010

Type
Clinical Studies
Range
Multicentric, KSSG as participating partner
Units
Status
Automatically Closed
Start Date
2009
End Date
2010
Financing
Others
Study Design
Prospective, explorative, observational trial
Keywords
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoide Arthritis, RA, MHC class II, prognositic factor, prognosis, in vitro
Brief description/objective

Recent studies suggest a negative correlation between MHC class II expression and the prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
The aim of this translational research project is to confirm this hypothesis.