Aho K, Palosuo T, Raunio V, Puska P, Aromaa A, Salonen JT. When does rheumatoid disease start?
ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1985;
28:485-9. [PMID:
4004958 DOI:
10.1002/art.1780280503]
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Abstract
Stored serum specimens collected in connection with a community-oriented epidemiologic study were available from 30 subjects who later developed seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. In 9 of these pre-rheumatoid specimens, the Rose-Waaler test result was positive, and in 16, the latex fixation test was positive. Two-thirds of the samples were positive when the interval between taking the blood specimen and onset of the disease was less than 4 years, and one-third were positive when the interval was greater than or equal to 4 years. The occurrence of rheumatoid factor preceded the onset of clinical disease more often in males than in females.
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