Antibodies directed against endogenous and exogenous citrullinated antigens pre-date the onset of rheumatoid arthritis

Anti-citrullinated-peptide antibodies (ACPA) have been detected in individuals with developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before the onset of symptom, with an initially limited spectrum of reactivities that gra...

Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - June 3, 2016 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Linda Johansson, Federico Pratesi, Mikael Brink, Lisbeth Ärlestig, Claudia D’Amato, Debora Bartaloni, Paola Migliorini and Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist Source Type: research