The diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Medical Biochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-288

  Damjanovska, Ljubinka ^a,b   Atanasovska, Violeta ^a   Gruev, Todor ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b NONE   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Anti cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 37049007643     PISSN: 14528258     EISSN: 14528266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10011-007-0035-3     Document Type: Article

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