Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody is a good indicator for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis | Zendy

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Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody is a good indicator for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

Author(s) -

Asrul Abdul Wahab,

Marlyn Mohammad,

M M Rahman,

Mohd Shahrir Mohamed Said

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.293.2924

Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , rheumatoid factor , antibody , predictive value , gastroenterology , arthritis , immunology

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody has recently been used in the classification of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This antibody is more specific than rheumatoid factor (RF) for the diagnosis of RA. The study objectives were to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of anti-CCP in RA diagnosis.

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