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Complex of IgG and anti-igG formed in joints in rheumatoid arthritis. Serum rheumatoid factors are more usually formed from IgM antibodies directed against IgG.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
Acronym: RF
(11 Mar 2008)
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