Combined elevation of IgM and IgA rheumatoid factor has high diagnostic specificity for rheumatoid arthritis
Combined elevation of IgM and IgA rheumatoid factor has high diagnostic specificity for rheumatoid arthritis
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DOI:
10.1007/s002960050069
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发表时间:
1998-10-01
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4
通讯作者:
Valdimarsson, H
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作者:
Jonsson, T;Steinsson, K;Valdimarsson, H
The diagnostic value of measuring rheumatoid factor (RF) by agglutination or isotype-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was compared. The study included 70 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 205 patients with various other rheumatic conditions. Of the RA patients, 74% were RF-positive by agglutination and 90% had one or more RF isotypes elevated by ELISA compared to 14% and 22%, respectively, of the other patients. Strikingly, 70% of the RF-positive RA patients had an elevation of two or more RF isotypes compared to only 16% of the other RE-positive patients (P