Skip to main content

Table 1 Specific positivity of anticitrullinated protein antibody immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M in 113 rheumatoid arthritis patients directed against a set of defined specificities

From: The fine specificity of IgM anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) is different from that of IgG ACPA

Epitope

IgG (%)

IgM (%)

CCP2

100

100

Vim

56

7

Fib-α

33

4

Fib-β

94

40

α-enolase

55

8

Fib

53

40

MBP

63

40

  1. CCP2 = cyclic citrullinated peptide 2; Fib = fibrinogen; IgG = immunoglobulin G; IgM = immunoglobulin M; MBP = myelin basic protein; Vim = vimentin.
Back to article page

Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

Contact us