Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Eight clusters of related biomarkers were significantly associated with RA-ILD. The biomarkers led to a greater ...

RA-ILD significantly increases mortality, with a median survival of less than 3 years post-diagnosis. Key risk factors include male gender, older age, smoking, pulmonary comorbidities, rheumatoid ...

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), age at the onset of RA, smoking exposure, and rheumatoid factor or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide seropositivity were independently associated with the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. ILD was more likely in patients with RA starting ...

Older age, male sex, and seropositivity are linked to a higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis– interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) with a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern, while only ...

Identification of peripheral blood markers of disease is a significant tool in many of our rheumatologic diseases due to the relative ease of a blood draw. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) specifically, ...

Genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of interstitial lung disease by 15.5%, as shown by Mendelian randomization analysis. The study used 52 single nucleotide polymorphisms ...

A rheumatoid factor (RF) test detects rheumatoid factor, a type of antibody (proteins that fight off harmful substances) in your blood. RF antibodies sometimes attack healthy cells and tissues, ...