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Renato Mitsunori Nisihara1, Thelma L Skare, Marilia Barreto Silva
1Servico de Reumatologia da Faculdade Evangélica de Medicina do Paraná.
Background:
Several autoimmune diseases may occur in the same patient. Celiac disease (CD) is found in patients with diabetes mellitus type-1 and thyroiditis. Few studies have addressed the association between CD and rheumatic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Objective:
To study the prevalence of anti-endomysial antibodies in RA patients.
Methods:
The presence of IgA anti-endomysial antibodies (EmA-IgA) was evaluated in 85 RA patients and 97 healthy controls through indirect immunoflourescence using human umbilical cord as substrate.
Results:
None of the RA patients or healthy controls was positive for EmA-IgA.
Conclusion:
We could not find an association between RA and anti-endomysial antibodies in the studied population.
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