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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Patients with moderate to severe dry eyes are often screened at the Dry Eye Clinic to rule out connective tissue diseases. Rheumatoid factor (RF) is one of the screening tools to rule out rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Prabhakar Singh +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart +5 more
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Rheumatoid factor and tobacco exposure
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2002 This study was carried out to analyse the possible influence of smoking on the positivity of rheumatoid factor (RF) in healthy individuals in the region of Curitiba, Brazil. One hundred fifty blood donors (84 smokers and 66 non-smokers ) were studied for
Skare Thelma Larocca +5 more
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Mutations in the Fc-region of IgG from synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Cogent Medicine, 2016 Rheumatoid arthritis an antigen-driven autoimmune disease and the eliciting antigens are unknown. They should be present in immune complexes of synovial fluids. The immune complexes were isolated from synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Paul Oni, Peter Prehm
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Immunosuppressive Drug Use in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: An International Survey
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Current guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis but are less clear on their use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) in the absence of internal organ complications. We conducted an international survey to understand current immunosuppressive drug prescribing patterns in lcSSc ...
Sabrina Hoa +3 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Rheumatoid-Associated Autoantibodies in Patients with COVID-19
Journal of Inflammation Research, 2021 Chen Xu,1,* Junli Fan,1,* Yi Luo,1,* Ziwu Zhao,1,* Peng Tang,1,* Gui Yang,1 Yunbao Pan,1 Shuang Guo,1 Yingjuan Liu,1 Yong Xiong,2 Wen Xie,1 Xinghua Long1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan,
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Depression in Saudi Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 2023 Samar Alharbi Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Samar Alharbi, Department of Medicine, Taibah University, Medina, 42312-3779, Saudi Arabia, Tel +96 6553018777, Fax +96 648461172, Email ...
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet +11 more
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Revista Médica Electrónica, 2010 El factor reumatoideo es un conocido biomarcador de autoinmunidad relacionado con varias enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas, principalmente la Artritis Reumatoidea. El esclarecimiento del papel patogénico y valor pronóstico-evolutivo del mismo puede ser
Ulises Mendoza Coussett +2 more
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Targeted delivery of anti-inflammatory therapy to rheumatoid tissue by fusion proteins containing an IL-4-linked synovial targeting peptide [PDF]
, 2011 We provide first-time evidence that the synovial endothelium-targeting peptide (SyETP) CKSTHDRLC successfully delivers conjugated IL-4 to human rheumatoid synovium transplanted into SCID mice. SyETP, previously isolated by in vivo phage display and shown
Ciara M. Finucane +10 more
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