A rheumatoid factor test checks for an antibody that can be a marker for rheumatoid arthritis. It is one part of diagnosis. Not everyone with a positive rheumatoid factor blood test has rheumatoid ...

A rheumatoid factor (RF) test detects rheumatoid factor, a type of antibody (proteins that fight off harmful substances) in your blood. RF antibodies sometimes attack healthy cells and tissues, ...

RA-ILD significantly increases mortality, with a median survival of less than 3 years post-diagnosis. Key risk factors include male gender, older age, smoking, pulmonary comorbidities, rheumatoid ...

Rheumatoid factor (RF) is a type of antibody, an immune system protein that helps the body fight foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, called antigens. Antibodies, also known as ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Rheumatoid arthritis ...

If left untreated, rheumatoid arthritis can lead to damage of the joints. But even when treated, this condition can lead to ...

Lyme disease and rheumatoid arthritis share similar symptoms, but Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection from ticks, while the cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. Rheumatoid arthritis ...

Editor’s note: This is an automatically generated transcript. Please notify editor@healio.com if there are concerns regarding accuracy of the transcription. Rheumatoid arthritis is a complex disease ...

Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is known to be dependent on both genetic and non-genetic factors, little is known about the extent to which environmental influences, such as exposure to mineral ...

INTEREST in the pathophysiology of the systemic rheumatic diseases has been revitalized by the discovery of the serum factors that produce the L.E. cell in disseminated lupus erythematosus and the ...