Browsing by Subject "Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA)"

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Diagnostic utility of, and influence of tobacco usage and genetic predisposition on, immunoglobulin A, rheumatoid factor and anti-citrullinated peptide auto-antibodies in South African rheumatoid arthritis patients

Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan; Ally, Mahmood Moosa Tar Mahomed; Hodkinson, Bridget; Anderson, Ronald; Tikly, Mohammed (Makerere University Medical School, 2018-06)

BACKGROUND : The immunoglobulin A isotypes of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) are associated with disease severity and progression in Caucasian rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...

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