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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
P01-019 – Anti-CCP antibodies are not associated with FMF
Authors:
H Onur, H Aral, V Arıca, G Bercem, M Usta, Ö Kasapçopur
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease that is prevalent among eastern Mediterranean populations, mainly non-Ashkenazi Jews, Armenians, Turks, and Arabs. Arthritis seen in FMF patients is generally acute monoarthritis which predominantly affecting the lower limbs, and it occurs during attack periods and also is a common clinical manifestation in patients with FMF alike Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies testing is useful in the diagnosis of Rheumatoid arthritis with high specificity. The citrulline residues are essential part of the antigenic determinants recognized by the RA antibodies. …
