Fatigue severity in anti-nuclear antibody-positive individuals does not correlate with pro-inflammatory cytokine levels or predict imminent progression to symptomatic disease.
Waleed HafizRawad NoriAriana BregasiBabak NoamaniDennisse BonillaLarissa LisnevskaiaEarl SilvermanArthur A M BookmanSindhu R JohnsonCarolina Landolt-MarticorenaJoan E WitherPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2019)
Fatigue is common in ANA+ individuals lacking sufficient criteria for a SARD diagnosis, correlates with fibromyalgia-related symptoms, and is not associated with inflammation or predictive of disease progression.