Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Show Altered Lipoprotein Profiles with Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoproteins that Can Exacerbate Inflammatory and Atherogenic Process

• Jae-Yong Kim ,

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  Affiliations Dept of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea, Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea, BK21plus Program Serum Biomedical Research and Education Team, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea

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• Eun-Young Lee ,

  ¶‡ Co-first authors

  Affiliations Dept of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea, Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea, BK21plus Program Serum Biomedical Research and Education Team, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea

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• Jin Kyun Park,

  Affiliations BK21plus Program, Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Yeong Wook Song,

  Affiliations BK21plus Program, Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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• Jae-Ryong Kim,

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu,705–717, Republic of Korea

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• Kyung-Hyun Cho

  * E-mail: chok@yu.ac.kr

  Affiliations Dept of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea, Research Institute of Protein Sensor, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea, BK21plus Program Serum Biomedical Research and Education Team, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 712–749, Republic of Korea

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