Collagen Autoantibodies and Their Relationship to CCP Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factor in the Progression of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Serum autoantibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are important markers for diagnosis and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but their autoantigens are not cartilage-specific. Autoantibodies to joint-specific type II collagen (CII) also occur in RA, and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Antibodies |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/6/2/6 |