Table 2 Citrullinated fibrinogen epitopes detected also in previous studies

Sebbag et al. [4].

___________R D R QHLPLIKMKPVP

_________LPS R D R QHLPLIKMK

Perez et al. [9].

____IAKDLLPS R DRQHLPLIK

____IAKDLLPSRD R QHLPLIK

____IAKDLLPS R D R QHLPLIK

Sebbag et al. [4].

_____________SSHHPGIAEFP R GK

Kubota et al. [15].

___SGIFTNTKESSSHHPGIAEFP R GKSSSY

Nakayama-Hamada et al. [16].

Sebbag et al. [4].

_____________R GDSTFESKSYKMAD

__________SYN R GDSTFESKSYK

Kubota et al. [15].

____QFTSSTSYN R GDSTFESKS

Nakayama-Hamada et al. [16].

Perez et al. [9].

A R GH R PLDKK R EEAPSL R PA

ARGH R PLDKK R EEAPSL R PA

A R GHRPLDKK R EEAPSL R PA

Sebbag et al. [4].

_______DKK R EEAPSL R PAPP

Perez et al. [9].

ARGHRPLDKK R EEAPSL R PA

ARGHRPLDKKREEAPSL R PA

A R GHRPLDKKREEAPSL R PA

ARGH R PLDKKREEAPSL R PA

A R GH R PLDKKREEAPSL R PA

______________R ARPAKAAATQKKVERKA

______________RA R PAKAAATQKKVERKA

Sebbag et al. [4].

__R PAPPPISGGGY R A R

Hill et al. [7].

___________GGY R A R PAKAAAT

Perez et al. [9].

_____________R A R PAKAAATQKKVERKA

Nakayama-Hamada et al. [16].

Perez et al. [9].

_____________R ARPAKAAATQKKVE R KA

_____________RA R PAKAAATQKKVE R KA

_____________R A R PAKAAATQKKVE R KA