Circulating Rheumatoid and Antinuclear Factors in Asbestos Workers
- 29 August 1970
- Vol. 3 (5721) , 492-495
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5721.492
Abstract
In an unselected series of 80 patients with asbestos exposure referred to the London Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel, antinuclear and rheumatoid factors were found in 28 and 27% respectively. This probably represents at least a fourfold increase over their incidence in random populations. The presence of these autoantibodies was not related to the duration of exposure, but was related to the extent of radiographic abnormality.Keywords
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