RA patients positive for anti-EBV EA-DR IgG antibodies show higher ACPA levels and increased disease activity, suggesting a ...
Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DOKey TakeawaysA 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 ...
As head of the clinical laboratory at the San Juan University Hospital in Alicante, Spain, Maria Salinas, PhD, is passionate about the role she and her colleagues can play in clinical decision-making.
When persistent joint pain strikes, the search for answers often leads to a crucial diagnostic tool: the rheumatoid factor test. This relatively quick blood analysis serves as a window into the immune ...
Two scores, one simple and one comprehensive, may predict inflammatory arthritis (IA) in people who are already at elevated risk for these immune-related conditions, according to new research from ...
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv preprint server, researchers report that convalescent plasma treatment is most effective in treating hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients ...