Specificity of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Specificity of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. The majority of individuals with RA are positive for the disease-specific anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs). These antibodies are primarily of cross-reactive nature, hence, the true autoantigen to ACPA remains uniden...

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Main Authors: Nicole H. Trier, Bettina E. Holm, Paul R. Hansen, Ole Slot, Henning Locht, Gunnar Houen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Antibodies
Subjects:
anti-citrullinated protein antibodies
citrulline
homo-citrulline
epitopes
peptides
rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/8/2/37

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