ba0001pp383 | Osteoporosis: pathophysiology and epidemiology | ECTS2013
Hauser Barbara
, Riches Philip
, Gilchrist Tamara
, Wilson Jim F
, Fraser William D
, Ralston Stuart H
Introduction: Osteoporosis and fragility fractures are recognized complications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previously Riches et al. described a patient with celiac disease and severe osteoporosis in whom neutralizing antibodies to osteoprotegerin (OPG) were present. The aim of this study was to determine if OPG autoantibodies were present in patients with RA and other rheumatic diseases and to relate these to clinical features.Methods: We dev...