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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Rheumatoid factor"”.
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Clinical Significance of Rheumatoid Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis
PURPOSE: Serum rheumatoid factor (RF) is important in the diagnosis and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics and treatments of RA according the presence of RF in Korean. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A retrospective analysis was …
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Radiological features of psoriatic arthritis
… and usually a negative serological test for rheumatoid factor (RF).
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Η ΡΕΥΜΑΤΟΕΙΔΗΣ ΑΡΘΡΙΤΙΔΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ. ΚΛΙΝΙΚΗ, ΟΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΟΣΟΓΕΝΕΤΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ
… IN 105 GREEK PATIENTS WITH CLASSICAL OR DEFINITE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. ARTICULAR MANIFESTATIONS IN GREEK R.A PATIENTS ARE SIMILAR TO THESE DESCRIBED IN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE WHILE RHEUMATOID MODULES, CUTANEOUS VASCULITIS AND FELTY'S SYNDROME SEEM TO BE MORE UNFREQUENT. IN CONTRAST, …
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Αυτοάνοσες εκδηλώσεις και μονοκλωνική εξεργασία στη Β λεμφοκυτταρική νεοπλασία
… was prepared against a monoclonal IgMk rheumatoid factor which was isolated from the type II cryoglobulin of the patient with Sjogren's syndrome. The presence of this idiotype was investigated in the sera of patients with NHL, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia and a number of autoimmune …
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An Immunologic Investigation of Bisalbuminemia : A Genetically Transmitted Serum Protein Anomaly
… rate; hematocrit; antistreptolysin 0 titer; rheumatoid factor; LE preparation; VDRL; C-reactive protein and fluorescent anti-nuclear antibody analysis. Physiochemical characterization of the anomalous albumin fraction included an agar-gel diffusion study and measurement of the relative …
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Hormonal factors in rheumatoid arthritis – Their impact on disease risk and severity
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is 4-6 times more common in women than men during the fertile years. For women, the incidence peaks shortly after menopause, and for men the risk is greater with higher age, when androgen levels drops. Sex hormones have been suggested to play a part in the pathogenesis, …
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The role of Human Endogenous Retrovirus K10 (HERV-K10) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis via molecular mimicry
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic joint disease of unknown aetiology. The autoimmune nature of RA is underlined by abundant generation of rheumatoid factor (RF) autoantibodies to IgG1 Fc, and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) to citrullinated autoantigens such as fibrinogen. …
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Are Antinuclear Antibodies and Rheumatiod Factor Positivity More Prevalent in Apparently Healthy Smokers Compared to Ex-Smokers and Never Smokers?
… that cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), via Rheumatoid Factor (RF) production (Deighton, 1997; Saag, 1997; Silman, 1996; Uhlig, 1999; Wolfe, 2000). Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) are another collection of autoantibodies that are being associated with …
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Markers and outcome measures in chronic immune mediated artrhritis: from association studies to prediction models.
… into more detail in part 2, illustrated by the rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPA) determination in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ACPA is a very specific test for RA, but the specificity of this test may differ between study populations. Combinations of …
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Cigarette smoking amongst Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in a tertiary centre in South Africa
… is associated with worse outcomes amongst rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers, with poorer disease control, increased extra-articular complications and comorbidities. There are currently no data from sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: To describe the prevalence of cigarette smoking, and explore …
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FROM DISEASE TO THE GENE - Identification of arthritis-regulating loci in rats
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the peripheral joints that eventually leads to cartilage destruction and bone erosion. The causes of RA remain largely unknown, but considerable evidence suggests a multifactorial aetiology involving both …
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Gastrointestinal motility and the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
… of inflammatory markers and was more common in rheumatoid factor seropositive patients. No associations between IGE and objective and subjective AD variables or gastrointestinal symptoms were found. Gastrointestinal complaints in different patient populations with high levels of GnRH antibodies …
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Sindbis virus as a human pathogen : epidemiology, virology, genetic susceptibility and pathogenesis
… that changes in grouse population and weather factors may contribute to the human epidemiology of SINV infection as speculated earlier. We identified risk factors for SINV infection in a large population based case-control study and extended the data on clinical features and patient …
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MODULATION OF THE B-CELL REPERTOIRE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BY TRANSIENT B-CELL DEPLETION
… beneficial effects in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), highlighting also the central role of B-cells in the pathogenesis of this disease. Nevertheless, the mechanism of action is unclear. It has been hypothesised that B-cell depletion is able to reset deviated humoral …
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The risk and severity of preeclampsia secondary to iodine deficiency and iodine deficiency-mediated subclinical hypothyroidism: mechanisms and early cardiovascular consequences
… (OH) hypothyroidism that are some of the risk factors of preeclampsia. Iodine deficiency in pregnancy, which can be corrected by supplementation, has been suggested in the past three decades as a risk factor for preeclampsia. It is uncertain if this is mainly because of elevated …