human rheumatoid factor

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• Rheumatoid factor — (RF or RhF) is an autoantibody (antibody direct against an organism s own tissues) most relevant in rheumatoid arthritis. It is an antibody against the Fc portion of IgG, which is itself an antibody. RF and IgG join to form immune complexes which …   Wikipedia

• Rheumatoid arthritis — Classification and external resources A hand affected by rheumatoid arthritis ICD 10 M …   Wikipedia

• factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that …   Medical dictionary

• human disease — Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease       Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …   Universalium

• Human Genome Sciences — Infobox Company company name = Human Genome Sciences company company type = Public (nasdaq|HGSI) slogan = foundation = 1992 location = Rockville, Maryland key people = H. Thomas Watkins, CEO Pres num employees = 770 industry = Healthcare products …   Wikipedia

• Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor — Not to be confused with granulocyte colony stimulating factor. Colony stimulating factor 2 (granulocyte macrophage) PDB rendering based on 2gmf …   Wikipedia

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

• Macrophage migration inhibitory factor — (glycosylation inhibiting factor) PDB rendering based on 1ca7 …   Wikipedia

• Tumor necrosis factor-alpha — Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin or cachectin and formally known as tumor necrosis factor alpha ) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that all stimulate the acute phase reaction. TNF causes… …   Wikipedia

• Vascular endothelial growth factor — (VEGF) a sub family of growth factors, more specifically of platelet derived growth factor family of cystine knot growth factors. They are important signaling proteins involved in both vasculogenesis (the de novo formation of the embryonic… …   Wikipedia

• Trefoil factor 2 — (spasmolytic protein 1), also known as TFF2, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: TFF2 trefoil factor 2 (spasmolytic protein 1)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=7032| accessdate =… …   Wikipedia