Learn about the clinical implications of rheumatoid factor positivity in psoriatic arthritis and its effect on biologic therapy discontinuation.

A rheumatoid factor test measures the amount of rheumatoid factor in your blood. Rheumatoid factors are proteins produced by your immune system that can attack healthy tissue in your body. High levels ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common immune-mediated diseases. Its primary manifestation is inflammatory arthritis characterized by symmetric, polyarticular pain and swelling, typically ...

More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a ...

Rheumatoid arthritis affects millions of Americans, gradually changing lives as it progresses from subtle joint discomfort to potentially severe mobility limitations. For those living with this ...

Objective Sarcopenia, defined by reductions in muscle mass and strength, increases the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—driven in part by chronic inflammation—and is ...

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