Laboratory tests - rheumatoid factor (RF)
What it is
- An autoantibody against the Fc portion of IgG
- Routinely measured isotype is IgM (IgA and IgG RF exist but are not standard)
- *A pan-immune-activation marker, not a rheumatoid arthritis test*
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