Rheumatoid Factor

"Rheumatoid Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Antibodies found in adult RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS patients that are directed against GAMMA-CHAIN IMMUNOGLOBULINS.

Descriptor ID	D012217
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.124.486.485.114.323.732 D12.776.124.790.651.114.323.732 D12.776.377.715.548.114.323.732
Concept/Terms	Rheumatoid Factor Rheumatoid Factor Factor, Rheumatoid

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Blood Proteins [D12.776.124]
Immunoproteins [D12.776.124.486]
Immunoglobulins [D12.776.124.486.485]
Antibodies [D12.776.124.486.485.114]
Autoantibodies [D12.776.124.486.485.114.323]
Rheumatoid Factor [D12.776.124.486.485.114.323.732]
Serum Globulins [D12.776.124.790]
Immunoglobulins [D12.776.124.790.651]
Antibodies [D12.776.124.790.651.114]
Autoantibodies [D12.776.124.790.651.114.323]
Rheumatoid Factor [D12.776.124.790.651.114.323.732]
Globulins [D12.776.377]
Serum Globulins [D12.776.377.715]
Immunoglobulins [D12.776.377.715.548]
Antibodies [D12.776.377.715.548.114]
Autoantibodies [D12.776.377.715.548.114.323]
Rheumatoid Factor [D12.776.377.715.548.114.323.732]

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Bar chart showing 9 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2004 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2004	1	1	2
2008	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	2	2
2018	1	0	1

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Hinks A, Marion MC, Cobb J, Comeau ME, Sudman M, Ainsworth HC, Bowes J, Becker ML, Bohnsack JF, Haas JP, Lovell DJ, Mellins ED, Nelson JL, Nordal E, Punaro M, Reed AM, Rose CD, Rosenberg AM, Rygg M, Smith SL, Stevens AM, Videm V, Wallace CA, Wedderburn LR, Yarwood A, Yeung RSM, Langefeld CD, Thompson SD, Thomson W, Prahalad S. Brief Report: The Genetic Profile of Rheumatoid Factor-Positive Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Resembles That of Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 06; 70(6):957-962.

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Kirino Y, Hama M, Takase-Minegishi K, Kunishita Y, Kishimoto D, Yoshimi R, Asami Y, Ihata A, Oba MS, Tsunoda S, Ohno S, Ueda A, Takeno M, Ishigatsubo Y. Predicting joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis with power Doppler, anti-citrullinated peptide antibody, and joint swelling. Mod Rheumatol. 2015; 25(6):842-8.

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Bright R, Proudman SM, Rosenstein ED, Bartold PM. Is there a link between carbamylation and citrullination in periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis? Med Hypotheses. 2015 Jun; 84(6):570-6.

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Rosenstein RK, Panush RS, Kramer N, Rosenstein ED. Hypereosinophilia and seroconversion of rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. 2014 Nov; 33(11):1685-8.

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Khan AH, Jafri L, Hussain MA, Ishaq S. Diagnostic utility of anti-citrullinated protein antibody and its comparison with rheumatoid factor in rheumatoid arthritis. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2012 Nov; 22(11):711-5.

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Karlson EW, Shadick NA, Cook NR, Buring JE, Lee IM. Vitamin E in the primary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis: the Women's Health Study. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Nov 15; 59(11):1589-95.

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Rosenstein ED, Greenwald RA, Kushner LJ, Weissmann G. Hypothesis: the humoral immune response to oral bacteria provides a stimulus for the development of rheumatoid arthritis. Inflammation. 2004 Dec; 28(6):311-8.

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Moll T, Nitschke L, Carroll M, Ravetch JV, Izui S. A critical role for Fc gamma RIIB in the induction of rheumatoid factors. J Immunol. 2004 Oct 01; 173(7):4724-8.

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Hande S, Jacobson BA, Manser T. A recurrent clonotype in the spontaneous anti-IgG2a rheumatoid factor response of lpr/lpr mice. J Immunol. 1996 Mar 01; 156(5):1856-64.

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Keshgegian AA, Straub CW, Loos EF, Grenoble BK. Rheumatoid factor measured with the QM300 nephelometer: clinical sensitivity and specificity. Clin Chem. 1994 Jun; 40(6):943.

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