Characterization of patients with anti-modified citrullinated vimentin antibodies (MCVA)

Estíbaliz Ruiz Ortiz de Arrizabaleta,Dolors Grados-Cánovas,Aina Teniente-Serra,Iñaki Salvador-Corres,Ana Campos Marin,Melania Martínez-Morillo,Susana Holgado,Alejandro Olivé,Ricardo Pujol Borrell,Eva Martínez-Cáceres

Characterization of patients with anti-modified citrullinated vimentin antibodies (MCVA)

2011

Estíbaliz Ruiz Ortiz de Arrizabaleta
Dolors Grados-Cánovas
Aina Teniente-Serra
Iñaki Salvador-Corres
Ana Campos Marin
Melania Martínez-Morillo
Susana Holgado
Alejandro Olivé
Ricardo Pujol Borrell
Eva Martínez-Cáceres

Measurament of MCVA is used for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with similar sensitivity to but higher specificity than rheumatoid factor. MCVA, have been detected however in other diseases and also in some healthy subjects.

Keywords:

Vimentin
Antibody
Rheumatoid factor
Immunology
Diabetes mellitus
Sarcoidosis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Hemolytic anemia
Medicine
healthy subjects

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