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Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibody-positive Arthralgia Associated with an L110P-E148Q Double Heterozygote: A Case-based Review.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Sept 2026
Itoh Kazuhiro, Tsutani Hiroshi, Otsuki Nozomi, Kuwata Atsushi, Kiriba Chiyo, Urasaki Yoshimasa, Ikawa Masamichi, Iwasaki Hiromichi, Mitsuke Yasuhiko
Abstract excerpt
A 42-year-old woman with positive anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) levels exhibited arthralgia, but she did not fulfill the criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Subsequently, the patient exhibited episodic monoarthritis with a remarkable response to colchicine. An analysis of the MEFV gene identified heterozygous variants, L110P and E148Q, thus indicating a...
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- Humans
- Female
- Adult
- Arthralgia
- Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
- Heterozygote
