Possible Role of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (Anti-CCP Ab) in Rheumatic Diseases

Background: Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies are highly specific for RA, but are not detectable in all RA patients, in addition their usefulness to identify rheumatic arthritis (RA) from other rheumatic diseases presenting with joint pain is not well studied. Aim: To estab...

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Main Authors: Eman Sh Al-Obeidy, Nahida R Abbas, Karim S Ali Al-Ajeeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of medicine/ University of Diyala 2019-11-01
Series:Diyala Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://djm.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/djm/article/view/433