title: Diagnostic performances of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: To evaluate the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnostic performances of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP). Anti-CCP was detected by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in 164 patients with RA and 343 controls. In addition, anti-CCP predictive value for radiological damage were investigated in 37 recent-onset RA patients followed up prospectively for 2 years. Radiological damages were assessed by Sharp method modified by van der Heijde. The sensitivity of anti-CCP was 78.7% and the specificity was 95.6%. The positive predictive value and the negative predictive value were 90.2% and 90.3%, respectively. Anti-CCP were detected in sera of 79.3% of patients with recent onset RA and 78.3% of patients with long disease duration. In univariate and multivariate analyses, anti-CCP were not predictive for radiological damage. Our study confirms the high diagnostic performances of anti-CCP in RA. They are very useful to aid the diagnostic of RA in clinical practice.
authors: Laboratory of Immunology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia. Sghiririm@yahoo.com
authors: Rim
authors: R
authors: Sghiri
authors: Elyes
authors: E
authors: Bouagina
authors: Hela
authors: H
authors: Zaglaoui
authors: Hajer
authors: H
authors: Mestiri
authors: Latifa
authors: L
authors: Harzallah
authors: Imed
authors: I
authors: Harrabi
authors: Mehdi
authors: M
authors: Ghannouchi
authors: Faycel
authors: F
authors: Mokhtar
authors: Ibtissem
authors: I
authors: Ghedira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001175:Arthrography; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000276:immunology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012698:Serologic Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D015415:Biomarkers; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C487763:cyclic citrullinated peptide