Moreover, anti-RNP-positive patients had higher median gammaglobulin levels (22.5 vs 13 g/L, p<0.01), more frequently anti-SSA antibodies (90.5% vs 67.1%, p=0.03), but less frequent lymphocytic ...

There was no significant association between age and antibody levels, suggesting that the differences between first episode psychosis patients and those in the healthy control group were more ...

Sjögren’s antibody testing is done using a blood sample. It checks antibody levels, including anti-SS-A (also called anti-Ro) and anti-SS-B (also called anti-La). Anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B are ...

NEW findings from the COVAIL trial provide insights into how neutralising antibody titers correlate with protection against COVID-19, particularly following a second mRNA booster. The study evaluates ...

The anti-CCP antibody results correlated with RF, but were better than RF as predictor of a more aggressive disease course. After 3 years 5/97 patients had changed anti-CCP status: 2 from negative to ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Monoclonal antibodies are novel therapeutic agents used with great success in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

A negative result means "no," while borderline results are considered inconclusive. Depending on the disease, it may take time for enough antibodies to be produced to reach detectable levels. If it's ...

When healthy neutrophils were stimulated in vitro with Sm/RNP-IC, there was as increase of NGAL in the supernatant ... patients with arterial hypertension positive for aCL (without APS), the titres of ...

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