Rheumatoid arthritis sera antibodies to citrullinated collagen type II bind to joint cartilage
Abstract Objective To investigate the occurrence and frequency of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) to cyclic citrullinated type II collagen (COL2) epitope with a capacity to bind joint cartilage. Methods Luminex immunoassay was used to analyze serum antibody reactivity to 10 COL2-citrull...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-11-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02945-0 |