Association Between Bone Mineral Density and Autoantibodies in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis & Rheumatology

Fecha de publicación:14 de diciembre de 2020

Autores: Josephine A. M. P. Amkreutz, Emma C. de Moel, Lisa Theander, Minna Willim, Lotte Heimans, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Magnus K. Karlsson, Tom W. J. Huizinga, Kristina E. Åkesson, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Cornelia F. Allaart, Carl Turesson, Diane van der Woude

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41623

Background: Autoantibodies, such as anti–citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs), have been described as inducing bone loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which can also be reflected by bone mineral density (BMD). We therefore examined the association between osteoporosis and autoantibodies in two independent RA cohorts.

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