title: [The current methods for predicting the course of rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: One of the lines of inquiry into rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a quest for markers capable of prognosticating the course of the illness. It is only genetic factors, the presence of rheumatoid factor, and activity of the illness that are most significant prognostic criteria. Showing much promise among the current approaches is DAS (Disease Activity Score) which relies on four variables (Richey index, number of swollen joints, ESR, and health index). The baseline and cumulative DAS values over a certain period of time can be used as prognostic factors. It is these criteria that the European League Against the Rheumatic Diseases Committee on Standardization of Clinical and Therapeutic Investigations have given approval to. They have been termed EULAR criteria.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Grishina
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000097:blood; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D015804:HLA-DR4 Antigen; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor