Citrullination, a possible functional link between susceptibility genes and rheumatoid arthritis.docVIP

Available online /content/6/1/1 Commentary Citrullination, a possible functional link between susceptibility genes and rheumatoid arthritis Erik R Vossenaar, Albert JW Zendman and Walther J van Venrooij Department of Biochemistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Corresponding author: Erik R Vossenaar (e-mail: e.vossenaar@ncmls.kun.nl) Received: 18 Sep 2003 Accepted: 23 Oct 2003 Published: 25 Nov 2003 Arthritis Res Ther 2004, 6:1-5 (DOI 10.1186/ar1027) ? 2004 BioMed Central Ltd (Print ISSN 1478-6354; Online ISSN 1478-6362) Abstract Antibodies directed to citrullinated proteins