Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic rheumatologic disease, affecting different aspects of patient life. Although several studies have reported a higher rate of depression among patients with RA, there is still controversy over the underlying risk factors and probable covariates of depression in these individuals. The present study investigated the relationship between disease a...

in  this  study  we  determined  the  frequency,  sensitivity  and  specificity  of  anti  cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-ccp) igg antibody, total rheumatoid factor (rf-t), and rf isotypes in iranian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and their association with age, clinical and serological parameters. anti-ccp and rf-t and rf isotypes level were measured in 418 patients and 399 healt...

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