Article
Prognostic factors in rheumatoid arthritis. Comparative study of two subsets of patients according to severity of articular damage.
British journal of rheumatology - 1 Jun 1995
Combe B, Eliaou J F, Daurès J P, Meyer O, Clot J, Sany J
Abstract excerpt
Clinical and biological profiles at the onset of the disease, obtained retrospectively, and human leucocyte antigen typing were studied in 47 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with severe articular damage (group 1) and in 47 patients with limited radiological abnormalities (group 2). The two groups were matched according to disease duration (mean: 8.1 yr). Systemic manifestations were more frequent in group 1....
Topics
- Adult
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Blood Sedimentation
- C-Reactive Protein
- Female
- Genes
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Humans