Rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies in the general population: hepatitis B and C virus association and 15-year-risk of rheumatoid arthritis

• Published in: Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 39; no. 1; p. 38
• Main Authors: Generali, Elena, De Santis, Maria, Isailovic, Natasa, Palermo, Bianca, Guidelli, Giacomo Maria, Ceribelli, Angela, Alborghetti, Fausto, Colloredo, Guido, Porrati, Luisa, Matthias, Torsten, Zucchi, Alberto, Selmi, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology; Autoantibodies; Cohort Studies; Female; Hepatitis B - diagnosis; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Humans; Middle Aged; Peptides, Cyclic; Rheumatoid Factor; Young Adult

The study aimed to determine the prevalence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated peptides (ACPA), to estimate the association with hepatitis B (HBV) or C (HCV) virus infections and the 15-year risk of developing RA in a large cohort from a Northern Italian region. In 1998, 15,907 subject...