title: Rheumatoid arthritis and hepatitis C virus antibodies.
abstract: The prevalence of antibodies against the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in patients seropositive for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and suffering from this disease has been analyzed in comparison to a control group. Our results suggest that the high rate of prevalence found in RA patients is due to IgG interference in the measuring method used.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Hospital San Millán, Logrono, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Borque
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elena
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maside
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rus
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Del Cura
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor