LP16738-4
Rheumatoid factor
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Descriptions
Rheumatoid factor (RF or RhF) is a blood test performed in patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is an auto-antibody directed against the Fc portion of IgG, which is itself an antibody. RF and IgG form immune complexes, which are part of the disease process (serum sickness) of various rheumatological diseases. Storage/Transport Temperature: 1 mL plasma or serum, 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Amber Transport Tube. Rheumatoid factor can also be a cryoglobulin (antibody that precipitates on cooling of a blood sample); it can be either type 2 (monoclonal IgM to polyclonal IgG) or 3 (polyclonal IgM to polyclonal IgG) cryoglobulin. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Rheumatoid factor (Wikipedia)
Antibodies found in adult rheumatoid arthritis patients that are directed against gamma-chain immunoglobulins. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Rheumatoid factor
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Rheumatoid fact
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 类风湿因子 Synonyms: RF; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Facteur rhumatoïde |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Reumatoidfaktor |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Factor Reumatoide |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Fattore reumatoide Synonyms: FR |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ρευματοειδής παράγοντας Synonyms: RF |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Romatoid faktör |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Ревматоидный фактор |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | reumafactor |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Facteur rhumatoïde Synonyms: RF |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Czynnik reumatoidalny |
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