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Method for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis

  • US 5,395,753 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1993
  • Issued: 03/07/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing a recombinant RAMA antigen that is specifically detectable by rheumatoid arthritis-associated IgM antibodies;

    (b) incubating said RAMA antigen with patient serum to form a complex of said RAMA antigen and said IgM antibodies; and

    (c) detecting said complex as a measure of said IgM antibodies against said RAMA antigen in patient sera.

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