Presence of autoantibodies in “seronegative” rheumatoid arthritis associates with classical risk factors and high disease activity
Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is classified as seropositive or seronegative, depending on the presence/absence of rheumatoid factor (RF), primarily IgM RF, and/or anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), commonly detected using anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) assays. Kno...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02191-2 |