The Prevalence and Diagnostic Performance of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Predictive and Discriminative Ability of Serum Antibody Level in Recognizing Rheumatoid Arthritis

CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that anti-CCP yields higher sensitivity and overall accuracy, but slightly greater specificity than RF for diagnosis of RA. Anti-CCP positivity, particularly a higher level of serum antibody in patients with UIA, may be a predictor of subsequent RA. Ann Saudi Med 2009; 29(6): 467-470PMID: 19847085 DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.57170
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 6 Source Type: research