The prevalence of ACPA is lower in rheumatoid arthritis patients with an older age of onset but the composition of the ACPA response appears identical

The prevalence of ACPA is lower in rheumatoid arthritis patients with an older age of onset but the composition of the ACPA response appears identical

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) consists of two syndromes, one autoantibody-positive and one autoantibody-negative. Existing data on the relation between age of onset and prevalence of autoantibodies were conflicting. Therefore this multicohort study assessed the age of onset in relati...

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Main Authors: Debbie M. Boeters, Lukas Mangnus, Sofia Ajeganova, Elisabet Lindqvist, Björn Svensson, René E. M. Toes, Leendert A. Trouw, Tom W. J. Huizinga, Francis Berenbaum, Jacques Morel, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Annette H. M. van der Helm-van Mil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Age
Autoantibodies
ACPA characteristics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1324-y

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