Presence of Autoantibodies in Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis and Association with Clinical Presentation.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of autoantibodies is similar in HOA patients and HC, and these autoantibodies are not associated with erosive disease, structural damage, or inflammation in patients with HOA, indicating that another mechanism is driving erosive disease. PMID: 30219766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research