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Rheumatiod Factor isotype in RheumatiodArthritis patients . | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 442-444 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Jassim T. Khafaji; Khalidh M. Mousawy; Nahida R. Abbas | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Rheumatiod factor in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could be of IgM, IgG, or IgG isotypes. Aim: To study the occurance of each or all these isotypes in RA patients . Methods: Enzyme linked Immune Sorbent Assay (ELISA) & Latex agglutination test were used to asses RF in 74 patients with RA.Results: Using ELISA, 58 (78.4%) patients had positive RF (IgM 48.6%, IgG in 47.3% & IgA in 54.1% ), while only 43 (58.1) patients were positive by AG .Conclusion All RF isotypes should be assessed in patients with RA | ||
| Keywords | ||
| IgG; IgM; IgA; ELISA | ||
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