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First-degree relatives of patients with rheumatoid arthritis exhibit high prevalence of joint symptoms.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 2013
Smolik Irene, Robinson David B, Bernstein Charles N, El-Gabalawy Hani S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The preclinical period of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies such as anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF). Little is known about the joint symptom profile preceding onset of RA, and whether symptoms are associated with RA autoantibodies. Because first-degree relatives (FDR) of North American Native (NAN) RA probands exhibit...
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