Clinical Trial: microRNA in Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition:
Erosive Osteoarthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Can microRNA Help to Differentiate Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis From Psoriatic Arthritis?
Brief Summary:
Erosive osteoarthritis of the hand (EHOA) is a rare subset of HOA that affects mainly postmenopausal middle-aged women, featured by prominent signs of inflammation, severe progression, and typical radiographic changes of the interphalangeal (IP). It is presently debated whether EHOA is an advanced stage of the classical HOA or a separate entity with peculiar inflammatory features, which can mimic chronic arthritis such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA). PsA is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory arthropathy, that…
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