Serum levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies are associated with a beneficial response to traditional herbal medicine (Kampo) in rheumatoid arthritis

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Association of rheumatoid arthritis treatment response and disease duration with declines in serum levels of IgM rheumatoid factor and anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody

✍ T. R. Mikuls; J. R. O'Dell; J. A. Stoner; L. A. Parrish; W. P. Arend; J. M. Norr 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 77 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective To examine the association of treatment response and disease duration with changes in rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti–cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti‐CCP) antibody levels among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ## Methods The study sample included 66 RA patient