Synovial fluids from 6 of 12 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and from 3 of 11 patients with reactive arthritis contained measurable levels of tumor necrosis factor a (TNFa). Seven of 12 sera from RA patients contained TNFa, while only 1 of those from reactive arthritis patients was positive.
Relative reactivities of rheumatoid factors in serum and cells. evidence for a selective deficiency in serum rheumatoid factor
β Scribed by Dick L. Robbins; Terry L. Moore; Dennis A. Carson; Dr. John H. Vaughan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 489 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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