Serum autoantibodies that bind citrullinated fibrinogen are frequently found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Hill, Jonathan A; Al-Bishri, Jamal; Gladman, Dafna D; Cairns, Ewa; Bell, David A

Hill, Jonathan A; Al-Bishri, Jamal; Gladman, Dafna D; Cairns, Ewa; Bell, David A.

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Hill JA; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

J Rheumatol ; 33(11): 2115-9, 2006 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16924693

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Arthritis, Rheumatoid/blood; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology; Autoantibodies/immunology; Fibrinogen/immunology; Peptides, Cyclic/blood; Rheumatoid Factor/blood; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/physiopathology; Autoantibodies/analysis; Citrulline; Female; Fibrinogen/chemistry; Fibrinogen/metabolism; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Peptides, Cyclic/immunology; Predictive Value of Tests; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Peptides, Cyclic / Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Rheumatoid Factor / Autoantibodies / Fibrinogen Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Rheumatol Year: 2006 Type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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