Increasing incidence of autoantibody-negative RA is replicated and is partly explained by an aging population

X. M. E. Matthijssen*, T. W. J. Huizinga, A. H. M. Van Der Helm-Van Mil

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E69
JournalAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Volume81
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2022

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Funding The research leading to these results has received funding from the Dutch Arthritis Foundation and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Starting grant, agreement No 714312).

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Our analyses are based on the assumption that all incident RA cases in the region are included in the EAC. This assumption is supported by the fact that the LUMC is the only referral centre in the region. Importantly, the referral region and strategy has not changed during the last two decennia; hence, if a proportion of patients with novel RA is not included in the cohort, this is presumably similar over time and does not affect our results on trends over time.

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