Graumam, Roberta Queiroz https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9170-9600
Silva, Luiza V. A.
Pinheiro, Marcela M. C. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0576-5816
Szejnfeld, Vera L. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3137-6110
Castro, Charlles H. M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-996X
Article History
Received: 25 August 2025
Accepted: 13 November 2025
First Online: 22 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki. All RA patients provided written informed consent to participate, and the research protocol was approved by the local EPM/UNIFESP’s Ethics Committee (protocol number 35234720.2.0000.5505).
: Roberta Q. Graumam, Luiza V. A. Silva, Marcela M. C. Pinheiro, Vera L. Szejnfeld, and Charlles H. M. Castro have declared no conflicts of interest.