Specificity of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies to Citrullinated α-Enolase Peptides as a Function of Epitope Structure and Composition
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease affecting approximately 1–2% of the world population. In addition to the first discovered serologic markers for RA, the rheumatoid factors (RFs), anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) are even more specific for the disease compared to RFs an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Antibodies |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/10/3/27 |