The Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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August 2011
I hope this presentation has provided you with useful information regarding rheumatoid arthritis and the available laboratory testing.
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- Introduction
- Introduction to Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Risk Factors Associated with Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Clinical Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 1987 Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 2010 Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Laboratory Evaluation of Patient with RA
- Utility of Rheumatoid Factor
- Discovery of Anti-Citrulline Antibodies
- Enzymatic Process of Citrullination
- Diagnostic Performance of Anti-Citrulline Antibodies
- Development of Clinical Assays for Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
- Development of Clinical Assays for Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
- Sensitivity and Specificity Comparison Anti-CCP and RF
- Summary
- Questions?


