Comparative study between immunoturbidimetric and latex agglutination methods for the detection of rheumatoid factor Estudo comparativo entre as técnicas de aglutinação em látex e de imunoturbidimetria para a detecção de fator reumatoide

• Principais autores: Katya Cristina Rocha (Autor), Luiz Alberto da Fonseca Brinque (Autor), Claudia G. B. Oliveira (Autor), Aleksandra Vanessa Lambiasi Sant'Anna (Autor), Alexandre Luiz Affonso Fonseca (Autor), Ligia Ajaime Azzalis (Autor), Edimar Cristiano Pereira (Autor), Virginia Berlanga Campos Junqueira (Autor), Registila Libania Beltrame (Autor), Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION: The rheumatoid factor (RF) is the most common antibody found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It is an inflammatory chronic disease characterized by articular involvement, inflammation of synovial fluid, tissue infiltration by leucocytes and joint destruction, which ultimately de...