Lack of hidden complement fixing IgM rheumatoid factor in adult seronegative rheumatoid arthritis.
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- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 39 (1) , 64-67
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.39.1.64
Abstract
IgM rheumatoid factors capable of complement fixation and activation are commonly present in the sera of adults with rheumatoid arthritis. Hidden complement fixing IgM rheumatoid factor has been demonstrated in the majority of patients with juvenile RA and hidden agglutinating IgM rheumatoid factors have been demonstrated in the serum of adults with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. We studied 27 adults with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and were unable to demonstrate hidden complement fixing IgM rheumatoid factor in their sera.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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