The anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide response in tuberculosis patients is not citrulline-dependent and sensitive to treatment 英文参考文献.docVIP

Elkayam et al. Arthritis Research Therapy 2010, 12:R12 /content/12/1/R12 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access The anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide response in Research article tuberculosis patients is not citrulline-dependent and sensitive to treatment Ori Elkayam*?1, Refael Segal?2, Daniele Bendayan3, Robert van Uitert4, Carla Onnekink5 and Ger JM Pruijn5 Abstract Introduction: Patients with tuberculosis (TB) frequently produce anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The objective of this study is to characterize the citrulline-dependence of the ACPA reactivity in sera of patients wit