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Diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in Greek patients with rheumatoid arthritis

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2007
Background Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies have been of diagnostic value in Northern European Caucasian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Theodoridou Katerina   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

7- DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF ANTIBODIES TO CITRULLINE CONTAINING PEPTIDES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ43 [PDF]

open access: yesBasrah Journal of Surgery, 2009
A serological study has been done in Al-Nassiriyha, southern Iraq, from December 2006 to August 2007 designed to determine the frequency of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP) in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis for ...
THURAYA J MEZAL   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Independence of carbohydrate-deficient isoforms of transferrin and cyclic citrullinated peptides in rheumatoid arthritis

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Reumatologia
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the two types of posttranslational modifications of proteins in RA: glycosylation on the example of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and citrullination by means of autoantibodies ...
Monika Gudowska   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical utility of the anti-CCP assay in patients with rheumatic diseases [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2003
To determine the frequency of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP) in a group of patients with a diversity of rheumatic diseases.249 consecutive sera from an arthritis clinic sent for rheumatology testing were selected for testing with the anti-CCP2 assays and for the presence of rheumatoid factor (RF).
D M, Lee, P H, Schur
openaire   +2 more sources

Use of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies and rheumatoid factor in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in a tertiary care hospital

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease that affects 0.5–1% of the general population and is characterized by a chronic, debilitating, and destructive form of arthritis.
Prathiba Mahadevaiah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The diagnostic value of the second generation anti-CCP test in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Medical Biochemistry, 2008
The purpose of this research was to compare the diagnostic values of laboratory variables, to present quantitative evaluations of the diagnostic test with reference to sensitivity, and specificity, the predictive value of the positive and negative test ...
Spasovski Dejan   +7 more
doaj  

Synovial fluid anti-citrulline-containing peptide antibody and its role in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

open access: yesEgyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2017
Objective This study aimed to measure the level of anti-citrulline-containing peptide (anti-CCP) antibody (ab) in the synovial fluid (SF) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to study its relations with anti-CCP ab serum level, RA disease activity, and
Ali I Fouda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical utility of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptid and rheumatoid factor in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

open access: yesIndian Journal of Rheumatology, 2018
Background: It is necessary to distinguish whether musculoskeletal symptoms are associated with rheumatic diseases or hepatitis virus infection. Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) may be detected in rheumatic diseases
Gokhan Sargin, Altay Kandemir
doaj   +1 more source

The association of anti-CCP antibodies with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

open access: yesRheumatology International, 2008
Antibodies to citrullinated proteins have been described in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and these appear to be the most specific markers of the disease. Our objective was to determine the frequency of antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCPs) in patients with RA and the association of anti-CCP antibodies with disease activity ...
Serdaroğlu, Münevver   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Insights to Clinical Use of Serial Determination in Titers of Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Autoantibodies

open access: yesMediators of Inflammation, 2007
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody is a useful marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, clinical significance of follow-up in anti-CCP antibody titer has been pointed out.
Toshiaki Kogure   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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