The Relationship of Personality to the Presence of Rheumatoid Factor in Asymptomatic Relatives of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic multifactor disease that presented with symmetrical polyarthritis more preferably in small wrist joint and ankle. Synovial pannus cause destruction and deformities in joints. The main reason of this disease in unknown, but past researchesshowed that genetically factor play important role beside environmental factors in susceptibility to this entity. Method:100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed upon ACR 2010 criteria enrolled study. 92 healthy patents also enrolled DNA studying. of both group was extracted through DNA extraction kits by blood sampling. HLA-DRB1 typing was done by PCR-SSP method. Results: There were no significant differences in HLADRB1 *04, HLADRB1*08 and HLADRB1*11 alleles presentation between patients and healthy controls. Only there were statically significant correlation between HLA-DRB1*08 and Rheumatoid factor positive patents. (P = 0.025).

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THE RISK OF FALLS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Rheumatology Science and Practice ◽

10.14412/1995-4484-2016-705-711 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 54 (6) ◽

pp. 705-711 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. V. Toroptsova ◽

A. Yu. Feklistov

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Independent Risk Factor ◽

Risk Of Falls ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The paper discusses the materials of investigations dealing with falls as an independent risk factor for fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It gives data on the incidence and possible risk factors of falls in this category of patients. According to the data obtained, the prevalence of falls in different countries varies from 10 to 50%, which may be related to differences in the methods of collecting information, and the relationship of the investigated factors with the risk of falls in patients with RA is uniquely unproven and calls for further investigations.

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The Relationship Between Hyperglycemia and the Rheumatoid Factor in the Serum of Diabetic Patients

Baghdad Science Journal ◽

10.21123/bsj.6.1.99-105 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 99-105

Author(s):

Baghdad Science Journal

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Rheumatoid Factor ◽

Healthy Subjects ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Diabetic Mellitus ◽

Positive Rheumatoid Factor ◽

Common Diseases ◽

Males And Females ◽

The Relationship ◽

Apparently Healthy

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between two most common diseases in Iraqis patients , which are Diabetic mellitus (DM) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); seeking rheumatoid factor in hyperglycemic sera. The results revealed that ; 62.5% of hyperglycemic (HG) patients had positive rheumatoid factor (RF) . No difference in number between both gender of HG patients (20 males and 20 females ) , RF reaction was nearly similar in males and females of HG patients ( 12 &13 respectively ) . Only 40% out of patient controls had positive RF . None of the apparently healthy subjects had positive RF .

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