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Table 2 Characteristics of selected newly diagnosed early RA patients

From: Multi-HLA class II tetramer analyses of citrulline-reactive T cells and early treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis

Subject Antibody status (RF/ACPA) DAS28 0 m DAS28 6 m Medication after baseline sampling
1 +/+ 3.89 3.88 Mtx + GC
2 +/+ 4.68 2.58B, D Mtx + GC
3 +/+ 5.04 1.05B, D Mtx + GC
4 +/+ 5.70 3.44C Mtx
5 +/+ 7.39 2.24/2.53B, E Mtx + GC
6 +/+ 5.47 3.46C Mtx
7 −/+ 4.90 2.84A, B Mtx
8 −/− 5.52 2.39B, D Mtx + GC
9 +/+ 5.49 1.63B, D Mtx + GC
10 +/+ 4.31 2.63A. B Mtx
  1. Abbreviations: DAS28 disease activity score 28, Mtx methotrexate, GC glucocorticoids
  2. A low disease activity; B remission; C moderate improvement; D good improvement; E DAS28 at 6 m not available, displayed are DAS28 at 3 m/13 m