Decrease in the levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis who responded to anti-tumor necrosis factor-α

Vol.20 No.5

Letter

Decrease in the levels of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis who responded to anti-tumor necrosis factor-α

Authors

Sachiko Onishi¹ , Taku Yoshio¹ , Takao Nagashima¹ , Seiji Minota¹

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Jichi Medical University

Received:

27 July 2009

Accepted:

5 April 2010

Published online:

12 May 2010

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Key words

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody - IgM rheumatoid factor - Anti-TNF agents - IgG