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High titers of both rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies at baseline in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with increased circulating baseline TNF level, low drug levels, and reduced clinical responses: a post hoc analysis of the RISING study

BACKGROUND: Although both rheumatoid factor (RF) and anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) are useful for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the impact of these autoantibodies on the efficacy of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors has been controversial. The aim of this post h...

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Autores principales: Takeuchi, Tsutomu, Miyasaka, Nobuyuki, Inui, Takashi, Yano, Toshiro, Yoshinari, Toru, Abe, Tohru, Koike, Takao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5581496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28865493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1401-2