Rheumatoid Factor

Preferred Label : Rheumatoid Factor;

NCIt related terms : RF; RA Factor;

NCIt definition : 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.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Antibodies that bind other immunoglobulins frequently seen in rheumatoid arthritis but can be found in other autoimmune diseases.;

Details

Origin ID

C805;

UMLS CUI

C0035448;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Factor rheumatoid [MedDRA LLT]
- Rheumatoid factor [LOINC component]
- Rheumatoid factor [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Rheumatoid factor (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- rheumatoid factor [MeSH Descriptor]
- rheumatoid factor [MeSH concept]
- rheumatoid factor [SNOMED Notion]
- rheumatoid factors [medical devices type]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Immunologic Factor [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Rheumatoid factor [LOINC component]
- Rheumatoid factor (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- rheumatoid factor [MeSH Descriptor]
- rheumatoid factor [MeSH concept]
- rheumatoid factor [SNOMED Notion]
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- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Rheumatology Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Immunoprotein Gene [NCIt concept]
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- Antibody [NCIt concept]
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- Protein or Riboprotein Complex [NCIt concept]
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- Antigen Binding [NCIt concept]
- Immune Response Process [NCIt concept]
- Immune System Process [NCIt concept]

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