Genetic typing of patients with inflammatory arthritis at presentation can be used to predict outcome.
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that genetic characterization of patients at the time they present with inflammatory arthritis can predict subsequent destructive disease. METHODS: We evaluated 177 patients with early arthritis. Patients were serologically tested for rheumatoid factor (RF) and were...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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