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JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL AUTOIMMUNITY
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2022.100142
关键词
Rheumatoid factor; Anti-citrullinated protein antibody; Rheumatoid arthritis; Likelihood ratio; Harmonization; RA classification criteria
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资金
- Swedish Rheumatism Association
- King Gustav Vth 80-year foundation
- FOREUM research fellowship grant
- Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking [777357]
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common and severe arthritic disorder, and the variability in RF and ACPA measurement methods can affect the diagnostic performance. Adopting an international standard for ACPA and harmonizing the cut-offs can improve diagnostic accuracy.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common systemic autoimmune disease and also the most severe arthritic disorder. The measurement of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in serum supports the diagnosis of RA, which gained increasing significance over the last 65 years. However, a high variability between RF and ACPA methods has been described, impacting the diagnostic performance of the current ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria. The great number of commercially available assays, often lacking traceability to an international standard, is a major factor attributing to this in-between assay variability. The adoption of an international standard for ACPA, as is since long available for rheumatoid factor, is therefore highly desirable. Further harmonization in clinical interpretation of RF/ACPA assays could be obtained by harmonization of the cut-offs, for both the low and high antibody levels, based on predefined specificity in disease controls. Reporting test result specific likelihood ratios (LR) adds value in the interpretation of autoantibody tests. However, a good understanding of the control population used to define antibody test result interval-associated LRs is crucial in defining the diagnostic performance characteristics of antibody serology. Finally, specificity in RA classification can be improved by refining serological weight scoring taking into account the nature of the antibody, the antibody level and double RF + ACPA positivity.
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