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Positive anti-cyclic citrullinated proteins and rheumatoid factor during active lung tuberculosis
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Anti-CCP antibodies: different specificities for different diseases?Show More
Dear Editor,
We found the study by Elkayam et al (1) of great interest, as it sheds more light on the complex scenario of anti cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP), originally described as highly specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Indeed, it appears that an immune response to these proteins is initiated (though it’s not yet clear how sustained) in several other conditions. It is not surprising t...
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