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þátta og þá yfirleitt einungis á IgM eða IgG
gigtarþáttum.
V) Hefðbundin kekkjunarpróf greina illa á
milli sjúklinga með slæmar horfur og þeirra
sem hafa tiltölulega góðar horfur.
Mælingar á einstökum gerðum gigtarþátta
gefa læknum þannig ótvírætt betri upplýsingar
við greiningu og mat á horfum sjúklinga með
liðagigt heldur en kekkjunarpróf geta gert.
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