Is measurement of IgM and IgA rheumatoid factors (RF) in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis clinically useful?

Rheumatology International

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-349

  Ferreira, Rosa A ^a   Silva, Carlos H M ^b   Silva, Deise A O ^b   Sopelete, Monica C ^b   Kiss, Maria H B ^a   Mineo, Jose R ^b   Ferriani, Virginia P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ELISA; IgA rheumatoid factor; IgM rheumatoid factor; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 33846328393     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0221-5     Document Type: Article

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