Abstracts tagged "lymphocytes and rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 2577 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterization of Circulating Human B Cells That Bind Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antigens in Clinically Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gregg J. Silverman¹, John Jung², Jeffrey D. Greenberg³, Adam J. Pelzek⁴, Caroline Gronwall⁵ and Jaya Vas⁵, ¹Medical and Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²School of Medicine, NYU, New York, NY, ³New York Hospital for Joint Disease, New York, NY, ⁴School of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) were first identified based on their high specificity for RA and now are commonly used as a diagnostic tool. Yet,…