Comparison of Two Assays to Determine Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis in relation to Other Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Assaying Anti-Modified Citrullinated Vimentin Antibodies Adds Value to Second-Generation Anti-Citrullinated Cyclic Peptides Testing

Comparison of Two Assays to Determine Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis in relation to Other Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Assaying Anti-Modified Citrullinated Vimentin Antibodies Adds Value to Second-Generation Anti-Citrullinated Cyclic Peptides Testing

Determination of anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) plays a relevant role in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To date, it is still unclear if the use of several tests for these autoantibodies in the same patient offers additional value as compared to performing only one test. Th...

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Main Authors: Miriam Lizette Díaz-Toscano, Eva Maria Olivas-Flores, Soraya Amali Zavaleta-Muñiz, Jorge Ivan Gamez-Nava, Ernesto German Cardona-Muñoz, Manuel Ponce-Guarneros, Uriel Castro-Contreras, Arnulfo Nava, Mario Salazar-Paramo, Alfredo Celis, Nicte Selene Fajardo-Robledo, Esther Guadalupe Corona-Sanchez, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/198198

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