(1) Jan van Breemen Institute, Dr Jan van Breemenstraat, Amsterdam, 1056, AB, The Netherlands;(2) VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, 1007, MB, The Netherlands;(3) Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Amsterdam, 1006, AD, The Netherlands
Abstract:
Introduction
The aim of our study was to investigate the association between arthritic disease activity and antibodies to mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV), because such a relation has been suggested.