Anti-CCP antibodies: A Better Diagnostic Tool for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Introduction: Rheumatoid factors are currently used in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and constitute one of the classification criteria proposed by the American College of Rheumatology. However, rheumatoid factor positivity shows low diagnostic specificity because rheumatoid factor because it...
Main Author: | Hussin, Che Maraina Che (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia,
2009.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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