Background: Anti-citrullinated peptides antibodies (ACPA) are specific for rheumatoid
arthritis and have been implicated in disease pathogenesis. ACPA examination is a new …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease resulting from the complex
interaction between genetic and environmental factors, with at least two distinct clinical …

Autoantibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), also called seropositive RA, is characterised
by the presence of anti citrullinated proteins antibodies (ACPA) that can be detected in blood …

Clinical outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are substantially improved by
early therapeutic intervention; however many individuals still develop co-morbidities with a …

Biodegradable metals, including magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), have been
proposed and developed for temporary implants with the expectation to degrade and be …

Jusqu'à 1% de la population canadienne est affectée par la polyarthrite rhumatoïde, une
maladie causant de la douleur, un handicap progressif, et des manifestations systémiques …

Rheumatoid factor (RF) is one of the best known serological markers in rheumatology–
development of the test dates back into the 1940ies. Since this time the toolkit of serological …

Pain is often the primary reason patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) seek medical care.
Despite effective disease control with currently available disease modifying …

関節リウマチ (rheumatoid arthritis, RA) は関節滑膜を病変の主座とする自己免疫疾患である.
関節包を裏打ちする一層の薄い膜である滑膜の慢性炎症により関節が紡錘状に腫脹する. さらに …

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between disease
activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and radiographic progression in patients using biological …