In conclusion, while we have observed similar associations between pre-treatment MRP8/14 and measures of disease activity, associations between high MRP8/14 and response categories, and changes in MRP8/14 following successful treatment as reported previously, we found no evidence to suggest that MRP8/14 explains any additional variability in response to TNFi beyond the correlation with CRP, in patients with RA. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and rheumatoid arthritis.