Presence of anti-acetylated peptide antibodies (AAPA) in inflammatory arthritis and other rheumatic diseases suggests discriminative diagnostic capacity towards early rheumatoid arthritis
Aims: To determine the diagnostic value of anti-acetylated peptide antibodies (AAPA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Three acetylated peptides (ac-lysine, ac-lysine.inv and ac-ornithine) derived from vimentin were employed to measure AAPA by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (EL...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-07-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X211022533 |