Notable proteins in the shared alteration (early and established RA conditions) included SAA4, CCL18, TNFRSF10A, ST6GAL1, CRTAC1, TNFRSF11A, FGF23, IL6, TF, ANGPTL3, TNC, PRSS8, SERPINA5, CST3, TIMD4, CTSL1, C2, VSIG2, EFEMP1 and SORT1 (Supplementary Figure 1). This evidence concerns the gene ST6GAL1 and rheumatoid arthritis.