T Koga, K Migita, T Miyashita, Y Maeda, M Nakamura, S Abiru, M Myoji, A Komori, K Yano, H Yatsuhashi, K Eguchi, H Ishibashi
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies in patients with HCV infection, primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and type-I autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) to assess the specificity of anti-CCP antibodies. METHODS: Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-CCP antibodies were measured in the sera from patients with HCV infection (n=45), PBC (n=73), AIH (n=55) and rheumatoid arthritis (n=48), and also from the sera of healthy subjects (n=23)...
January 2008: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology