Evaluate the prevalence of CCP and RF antibodies as a marker for diagnosis and progression of Rheumatoid Arthritis disease and assess the prevalence of HCV in RA patients
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies like rheumatoid factor (RF). In the last few years, several other autoantibodies have been described of which anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody is the most specific....
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Language: | English |
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University of Anbar
2014-02-01
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Series: | مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة |
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Online Access: | https://juaps.uoanbar.edu.iq/article_84963_ef2bce5d5509e26e963c47a07ed41551.pdf |