Rheumatoid factor

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Medicine
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Allergy & Immunology, Rheumatology/Orthopedics & Sports

Kathryn

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Rheumatoid factor
(A) is highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis
(B) is present in more than 95% of patients with rheumatoid nodules
(C) titres are useful to monitor disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
(D) is positive in more than 80% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis at the onset of arthritis
(E) can be used to differentiate between rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus
 
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