Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

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Acid Glycosaminoglycans in Plasma: II. Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis Claes Friman, Matti Juvani & Bo Skrifvars To cite this article: Claes Friman, Matti Juvani & Bo Skrifvars (1977) Acid Glycosaminoglycans in Plasma: II. Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 6:3, 177-182, DOI: 10.3109/03009747709095445 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009747709095445

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Scand J Rheumatology 6: 177-182, 1977

ACID GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS IN PLASMA 11. Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Claes Friman, Matti Juvani and Bo Skrifvars

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From the Fourth Department of Medicine. Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

ABSTRACT. The glycosaminoglycans (GAG) directly adsorbable from undiluted plasma on DE-52anion-exchange cellulose (free GAG) and the GAG adsorbable on AG 1 x 2 anion exchange resin after papain proteolysis (bound GAG) were determined in 35 patients suffering from active erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in 50 control subjects. Free GAG levels were significantly elevated in both female (P