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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 3 Relationship between the Beclin-1 gene expression and seropositive (RF& anti-CCP) in patients with RA

From: The role of the Beclin-1: a gene related to autophagy in rheumatoid arthritis

Group

Number

Beclin

Median(range)

U test

P

Anti-CCP

Negative (43)

2.91 (2.38–4.29)

2.23

0.001

positive (161)

3.11 (2.39–4.43)

RF

Negative (74)

2.9 (2.38–4.14)

2.88

0.001

positive (130)

3.31 (2.38–4.43)

  1. RF rheumatoid factor, Anti-CCP anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide, Mann-Whitney U test
  2. *Significant P ≤ 0.05
  3. **Highly Significant P ≤ 0.001
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