When persistent joint pain strikes, the search for answers often leads to a crucial diagnostic tool: the rheumatoid factor test. This relatively quick blood analysis serves as a window into the immune ...

Is there a possibility of having some type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it doesn’t show up clearly in the blood work? (My CRP level was 0.3, rheumatoid factor was 10, anti-CCP result was ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there a possibility of having some type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even though it doesn’t show up clearly in the blood work? (My CRP level was 0.3, rheumatoid factor was 10, anti ...

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 ...

“However, there are numerous studies that have shown that individuals can have abnormal blood tests such as anti-CCP for on average 3–5 years before they develop their first swollen joint. We call ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn’t the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte’s swollen, painful ...