The Relationship Between Hyperglycemia and the Rheumatoid Factor in the Serum of Diabetic Patients
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between two most common diseases in Iraqis patients , which are Diabetic mellitus (DM) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); seeking rheumatoid factor in hyperglycemic sera. The results revealed that ; 62.5% of hyperglycemic (HG) patients had posit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women
2009-03-01
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Series: | مجلة بغداد للعلوم |
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Online Access: | http://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/961 |
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Summary: | This study was conducted to determine the relationship between two most common diseases in Iraqis patients , which are Diabetic mellitus (DM) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); seeking rheumatoid factor in hyperglycemic sera. The results revealed that ; 62.5% of hyperglycemic (HG) patients had positive rheumatoid factor (RF) . No difference in number between both gender of HG patients (20 males and 20 females ) , RF reaction was nearly similar in males and females of HG patients ( 12 &13 respectively ) . Only 40% out of patient controls had positive RF . None of the apparently healthy subjects had positive RF . |
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ISSN: | 2078-8665 2411-7986 |