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Autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins: ACPA
1 Feb 2005
Abstract excerpt
Anti-perinuclear factor and anti-keratin antibodies have long been known to be specifically associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They were first demonstrated to target various forms of (pro)filaggrin, a protein of stratified epithelia. Then, they were found to belong to a single family of autoantibodies targeting proteins that bear peptidic epitopes centered by a citrullyl residue: the anti-citrullinated...
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