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Are anti-citrulline autoantibodies better serum markers for rheumatoid arthritis than rheumatoid factor in Thai population
Rheumatology International, 07/21/09

Vanichapuntu M et al. – Although anti–CCP is better than RF in distinguishing RA from other rheumatic diseases, its cost, which is 3.3 times higher than the RF test precludes it from replacing RF as a serum marker for Thai patients with RA. The treatment decisions cannot be based on the test alone, as it has no correlation with DAS 28. Its usefulness is in patients with suspected RA who have had a negative RF test.

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