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Rheumatoid factors do not predict cardiovascular disease and mortality in the general population in the Busselton Health Survey
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid Factors (RF) are antibodies directed against the Fc portion of IgG and are involved in clearance of immune complexes. While RF can develop in a wide range of conditions, higher RF levels indicate a greater risk for a severe disease course in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446675/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28549428 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1598-x |