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Mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 18 Jan 2012
Kuna Andrea Tesija
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory systemic autoimmune disease, primarily affecting the peripheral joints. The past decade has been marked with revolutionary changes both in the therapeutic and diagnostic perspectives of RA. The discovery of an RA-specific citrullination-driven immune reaction gave a substantial contribution in the diagnostic approach to RA. Efforts directed towards the...
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