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

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. Thus, we investigated the serial determination in anti-CCP antibodies titer...

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Main Authors: Toshiaki Kogure, Takeshi Tatsumi, Hiroshi Fujinaga, Atsushi Niizawa, Katsutoshi Terasawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/12367