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 IL6 and rheumatoid arthritis.