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| Rheumatoid Variants |
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| l | Negative
Rheumatoid Factor |
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| l | Positive
HLA-B27 |
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| l | Differ from RA
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| n | Osteoporosis
usually absent in variants |
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| n | Periostitis
(whiskering) frequent |
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| n | Ankylosis more
common |
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| n | Asymmetric
peripheral joint changes |
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