Determination of serum zinc, copper and manganese concentration in arthritis patients

الملخص EN

Arthritis is a chronic an inflammation of the joints, the aim of this study was to explain the effect of antioxidant trace elements(zinc, copper and manganese ) on risk of arthritis.

This study included 24 patients (men only) aged 33-40years and 20 apparently healthy men were used as a control group .The results showed significantly decrease in a zinc, copper and manganese concentration in arthritis patients compared with healthy control P-value(0.00, 0.00 and 0.001) respectively .