Sex differences in serum proteomic profiles in psoriatic arthritis.

Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Sex-related differences exist in the clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The biological pathways driving these differences remain unknown. We conducted an untargeted proteomic study to identify sex-specific serum proteins and biological pathways in males and females with PsA.

Authors

  • Steven Dang
    Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Xianwei Li
    China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co., Ltd., International, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.
  • Liqun Diao
    Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
  • Vincent Piguet
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Division of Dermatology, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: vincent.piguet@utoronto.ca.
  • David Croitoru
    Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Joan Wither
    Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Igor Jurisica
    Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. juris@ai.utoronto.ca.
  • Vinod Chandran
    School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
  • Lihi Eder
    Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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