Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (Anti-CCP) autoantibody as a useful diagnostic test for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid factors are currently used in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and constitute one of the classification criteria proposed by the American College of Rheumatology. However, rheumatoid factor positivity shows low diagnostic specificity because it is also present in patients with oth...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/58914/1/DR%20RUZNI%20BINTI%20DOLLAH%20-%20e.pdf |