rheumatoid factor measurement
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0005767
Term info
database cross reference
- NCIt:C74717
- SNOMEDCT:54921001
definition
quantification of rheumatoid factors, antibodies in the serum of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis that react with antigenic determinants or immunoglobulins that enhance agglutination of suspended particles coated with pooled human gamma -globulin. Rheumatoid factors also occur in other autoimmune and certain infectious diseases.
definition citation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatoid_factor, NCIt:C805
gwas trait
true
term editor
Dani Welter