Subsequently, the potential roles of lncRNA DSCR9/PI3K/AKT and inflammatory/coagulation cytokines in RA progression were investigated, A total of 30 healthy control (HC) subjects and 50 RA patients were enrolled, and no statistical difference between the two groups was found in terms of age and gender (p > 0.05, Table 4). This evidence concerns the gene DSCR9 and rheumatoid arthritis.