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Table 2 Characteristics of six RA patients with longstanding disease

From: Collagen-specific T-cell repertoire in blood and synovial fluid varies with disease activity in early rheumatoid arthritis

Characteristic

Details

Sex

66.6% female

Age (years [mean ± SD])

56.8 ± 11.2

Disease duration (months [mean ± SD])

6.4 ± 3.0

Bone erosion (% of patients)

100%

RF IgM (% of patients)

50%

RF IgA (% of patients)

50%

Anti-CCP (% of patients)

100%

Remission according to DAS (% of patients)

50%

  1. Each of the patients satisfied the American College of Rheumatology criteria for RA. CCP, cyclic citrullinated peptide; DAS, Disease Activity Scale; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; RF, rheumatoid factor; SD, standard deviation.