In longitudinal analyses, controlling for gender and race, increased age (HR: 1.4, 95 % CI: 1.1–1.7), malar rash (HR: 2.1, 95 % CI: 1.1–3.6), and presence of RNP antibodies (HR: 1.9, 95 % CI: 1.1–3.4) were predictive of arthritis. Here, RNPC3 is linked to Arthritis.