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To determine the prevalence of the rheumatoid factor isotypes measured by enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in polyarticular and pauciarticular juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA), and evaluate the diagnostic test qualities.
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Varbanova, B.B., Baleva, M., Nikolov, K., Mihailova, D. (1999). Prevalence of IgM-, IgA- and IgG-Rheumatoid Factors in Seronegative Polyarticular Disease Compared to Pauciarticular Disease in Juvenile Chronic Arthritis as Measured by Elisa. In: Mallia, C., Uitto, J. (eds) Rheumaderm. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 455. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4857-7_9
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