Abstract Number: 2016 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Expression of Peptidyl-arginine Deiminases in Peripheral Blood Neutrophils and Its Association with Single Nucleotide Variants in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Peptidyl-arginine deiminases (PADIs) are enriched in neutrophils and considered to be responsible for citrullination of proteins in vivo. Autoantibody against citrullinated proteins are frequently…