title: [Rheumatoid arthritis with monoclonal gammopathy. Retrospective review of twelve case-reports (author's transl)].
abstract: Monoclonal gammopathy (MG) occurs in the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in approximately 3.7% of cases. Twelve such cases were compared to two-hundred and fifteen controls with RA. RA was of later onset in patients with MG. Patients with MG had lower latex and Rose-Waaler titers; a decrease in these titres heralded onset of MG. The twelve patients with both RA and MG were then compared to nine-hundred and seventy-one controls with monoclonal gammopathy. As in previous studies, we recorded both IgM excess and unexplained lambda light chain excess.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D001536:Bence Jones Protein / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D001536:Bence Jones Protein
vernacular_title: Polyarthrite rhumatoïde et gammapathie monoclonale. Etude rétrospective de douze observations.