Elevated serum rheumatoid factor, anti-citrullinated protein antibodies and active rheumatoid arthritis disease are not associated with chronic periodontitis.

CONCLUSION: In our cohort of RA patients, we did not find significant associations between elevated RF, ACPA, or active RA disease with the presence of CP. There were also no significant associations between elevated RF or ACPA with active RA disease. PMID: 31901911 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Malaysian Journal of Pathology - Category: Pathology Tags: Malays J Pathol Source Type: research