Antibodies to citrullinated peptides are not associated with the rate of joint destruction in patients with a well-established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Antibodies to citrullinated peptides are not associated with the rate of joint destruction in patients with a well-established diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Antibodies to citrullinated peptides are highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and represent a significant risk factor for undifferentiated polyarthritis. This prognostic ability may be related to the very diagnostic performance of these autoantibodies, since RA is a more erosive disease tha...

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Main Authors: A.M. Nieto-Colonia, W.S. Santos, S.P. Keusseyan, W. Caldana, A.R.C. Fernandes, L.E.C. Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid factor
Autoantibodies
Citrullinated peptides
Disease severity
Joint imaging
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