Laboratory findings in a large population of inflammatory arthritis patients: a retrospective cohort analysis

Maras Y., Alkan B. M., Yildiz F. F., Atalay S. G., Yamcici S. E., Bozkurt S., ...More

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, vol.28, no.1, pp.41-45, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-45
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of laboratory findings in a large group of patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and the sensitivity and specificity level of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies and rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).