Heredofamilial deficiency of monocyte esterase in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Deficiency of the monocyte ectoenzyme non-specific esterase is described in a heredofamilial pattern in four patients with rheumatoid arthritis. No association with HLA status or rheumatoid factor seropositivity was found.
Bell
A L
AL
Department of Medicine (Rheumatology), School of Clinical Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, United Kingdom.
Markey
G M
GM
McCaigue
M D
MD
Middleton
D
D
McCormick
J A
JA
Wilson
A G
AG
Morris
T C
TC
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D004950:Esterases / Q000172:deficiency*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D010375:Pedigree
D004950:Esterases