Novel autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis

• Main Authors: A.F. Bonifacio (Author), A. Alunno (Author), G.M.C. La Paglia (Author), E. Valentini (Author), M.C. Leone (Author), E. Bartoloni (Author), Roberto Gerli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rheumatoid factor and antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides represent a diagnostic hallmark in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, over the last decades many other autoantibodies have been identified. Several proteins can trigger an aberrant autoimmune response in their native form while...