Recherche d'anticorps anti-protéines citrullinées - Summary Tests for antibodies against citrullinated proteins

Posted on Sep 20 2006 Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic progressive autoimmune disease affecting the whole body. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis produce anti-citrullinated protein antibodies. Two techniques are used to detect these antibodies: titration of anti-keratin antibodies (AKA) and assay of antibodies against cyclical citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP antibodies). Posted on Sep 20 2006