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 ...

Dr. Eric Ruderman answers the question: 'What Is A Rheumatoid Factor Test?' — -- Question: What is a rheumatoid factor test and how is it used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: Rheumatoid ...

Exagen Diagnostics has announced the launch of the first validated blood test to detect anticarbamylated protein antibodies, which have been found to be significantly elevated in patients with ...

September 7, 2012 — Elevated rheumatoid factor (RF) levels in healthy patients may be a strong predictor of future rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to data from a prospective cohort study ...

Antibodies to peptides not currently used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis helped identify patients with untreated early disease that conventional biomarkers missed, researchers said. Almost ...

Developed by Sebia, the new antibody test is a highly sensitive and specific biomarker, which detects autoantibodies against a mutated form of the vimentin protein in individuals who test negative for ...

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and it has been shown that the TNF-lymphotoxin (TNF-LT) region influences susceptibility to RA. To ...

Agilus Diagnostics, in collaboration with Sebia, has launched the Anti-MCV (anti–mutated citrullinated vimentin) antibody test in India. Developed by Sebia, this advanced diagnostic tool significantly ...

Researchers add to evidence suggesting that inflammatory factors contribute to increased risk for valvular heart diseases, such as aortic stenosis, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with ...

NICE highlights that even with a normal acute-phase response, negative anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide [CCP] antibodies or rheumatoid factor, an urgent referral should be made if any of the ...