Variable association of anti-CCP positivity with serum ferritin may be corrected by APF test

Rheumatology International

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 997-998

  Kim, Duck An ^a   Kim, Think You ^a  

^a Hanyang University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPERINUCLEAR FACTOR; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; FERRITIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERRITINS; HUMANS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955094017     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1143-9     Document Type: Letter

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