Rheumatoid factor (RF)

Molecular group: 
Ig against self protein Ag
Molecule/Cell: 
Rheumatoid factor (RF)
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax
Organ: 
Plasma
Population: 
India
Transmission: 
Unstable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Adult
Patient number: 
125
Additional differences: 
Proportion of RF+ patients: SM (P. falciparum) = UM (P. falciparum) = P. vivax > HC
Refs: 
Jhaveri et al., 1997, Natl Med J India