ESR1 and rheumatoid arthritis: In contrast, mEPCR levels on T cells and natural killer cells (NK) were inversely associated with disease activity measures including 28/66 swollen joint count, 28/68 tender joint count and/or DAS28-CRP/ESR scores, and positively correlated with EPCR gene H3 SNP, which was also correlated with lower disease activity measures in RA.