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Correspondence
Comment on editorial ‘Pathogenic effector functions of ACPA: where do we stand?’
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The recently published paper by Ge et al 1 has led to both retractions2 and correction notes of papers3 4 that have so far been a basis of the current understanding of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs). The recent and well-written editorial by Toes and Pisetsky5 confirms the importance of this twist.
However, there is one statement in the editorial that needs to be clarified: ‘Notably, the authors who described the monoclonal ACPA with osteoclastogenic and pain-inducing potential notified the community that, in …