Comparative analyses of serological biomarkers and disease characteristics between elderly-onset and younger-onset rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: Rajalingham Sakthiswary, Syahrul Sazliyana S, Abdul Wahab A, Mahadzir H
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17450/1/19_ms0488_pdf_20856.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17450/; https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/16/1
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may occur any time after the age of 16 years. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical and serological differences between elderly onset RA (EORA); which is begins at the age of 60 and above, with younger onset RA (YORA). A total of 69 EORA a...