scholarly journals OP0232 Female gender and positive rheumatoid factor predict low serum infliximab levels and positive anti-drug antibodies, which associate with treatment failure on infliximab in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. report from the swefot trial population

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hambardzumyan ◽  
C. Hermanrud ◽  
P. Marits ◽  
N. Vivar ◽  
S. Ernestam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Treatment Failure ◽  
Rheumatoid Factor ◽  
Early Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Positive Rheumatoid Factor ◽  
Low Serum

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

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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