Rheumatoid arthritis autoantibodies and their association with age and sex

CONCLUSIONS: Anti-CCP associate with low, and IgA RF with high age at RA onset. RFs and anti-CCP2 display opposing association with sex. These results underscore that studies on RA phenotypes in relation to autoantibodies should accommodate age and sex.PMID:33822709
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Source Type: research