Absence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in erosive osteoarthritis: further serological evidence of the disease as a subset of osteoarthritis

MeSH terms

• Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
• Autoantibodies / analysis*
• Biomarkers / analysis
• Case-Control Studies
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
• Female
• Finger Joint*
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Osteoarthritis / immunology*
• Peptides, Cyclic / immunology*
• Sensitivity and Specificity