QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
RF does have a high affinity for the IgG antibody but it is specifically the Fc region, not the Fab region.
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b
Fab region of IgG antibody
QuestionChoice
This is not an antibody but a cytokine which is produced in rheumatoid arthritis and recruits monocytes, lymphocytes, basophils and eosinophils into the synovial joint.
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e
CCL3
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RF has a high affinity for the Fc region of IgG antibodies, not the Fab region of IgE antibodies.
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d
Fab region of IgE antibody
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RF has a high affinity for the Fc region of IgG antibodies, not the Fc region of IgM antibodies. RF itself can be an IgM, IgG, IgA or IgE class antibody.
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c
Fc region of IgM antibody
QuestionChoice
RF has a high affinity for the Fc region of the IgG antibody.
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a
Fc region of IgG antibody
Concept
Chapter
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Antibodies in rheumatological disease
Topic
146
Rheumatology
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A 64-year-old woman attends the rheumatology clinic to discuss her recent blood results. She is found to be rheumatoid factor (RF) positive. The rheumatologist explains to the patient what this means.

Which antibody does rheumatoid factor (RF) have a high affinity for?
a