URINARY GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN EXCRETION IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS SUBSETS COMPARED WITH NORMAL CONTROLS |
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Authors: | CHUCK, A. J. MURPHY, J. WEISS, JACQUELINE B. JAYSON, M. I. V. |
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Affiliation: | Rheumatic Diseases Centre, University of Manchester Hope Hospital, Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 8HD, UK |
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Abstract: | Urinary glycosaminoglycan (GAG) excretion was studied in 30patients with established systemic sclerosis and compared with30 normal controls. There was no significant difference in excretionvalues in the patient group as a whole, but in the group definedas incomplete CREST urinary GAG values were lowerthan the group with diffuse disease and controls. KEY WORDS: CREST, Proteoglycans |
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