Autoantibodies in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
β Scribed by A. Astrinidou-Vakaloudi; I. Diamanti; S. Xytsas; D. Xatzidimitriou; E. Georgakopoulou
- Book ID
- 110749550
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-9475
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## Abstract ## Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, severe, chronic inflammatory joint disease. Since the disease may initially be indistinguishable from other forms of arthritis, early diagnosis can be difficult. Autoantibodies seen in RA can be detected years before clinical symptoms