Comparison of anti-agalactosyl IgG antibodies, rheumatoid factors, and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in the differential diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and its mimics.

Lu, M-C; Hsieh, S-C; Lai, N-S; Li, K-J; Wu, C-H; Yu, C-L

Lu, M-C; Hsieh, S-C; Lai, N-S; Li, K-J; Wu, C-H; Yu, C-L.

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Lu MC; Division of Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergy, Buddhist Dalin Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.

Clin Exp Rheumatol ; 25(5): 716-21, 2007.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18078619

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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic/blood; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology; Immunoglobulin G/immunology; Peptides, Cyclic/immunology; Rheumatoid Factor/immunology; Adult; Aged; Biomarkers/blood; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Hepatitis B/diagnosis; Hepatitis B/immunology; Hepatitis C/diagnosis; Hepatitis C/immunology; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/immunology; Male; Middle Aged; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sjogren's Syndrome/diagnosis; Sjogren's Syndrome/immunology

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peptides, Cyclic / Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Rheumatoid Factor / Immunoglobulin G / Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Exp Rheumatol Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

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