Serial determination of cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies predicted five-year radiological outcomes in a prospective cohort of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

Autoantibodies to cyclic citrullinated p

Autoantibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptides predict progression to rheumatoid arthritis in patients with undifferentiated arthritis: A prospective cohort study

✍ F. A. van Gaalen; S. P. Linn-Rasker; W. J. van Venrooij; B. A. de Jong; F. C. Br 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 70 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, severe, chronic inflammatory joint disease. Since the disease may initially be indistinguishable from other forms of arthritis, early diagnosis can be difficult. Autoantibodies seen in RA can be detected years before clinical symptoms