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:: Volume 4, Issue 3 (1-2013) ::
Caspian J Intern Med 2013, 4(3): 702-706 Back to browse issues page
Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of anti-CCP and anti-MCV antibodies in an Iranian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Behnaz Yousefghahari , Saman Alhooei , Mohammad Jafar Soleimani- amiri , Ardeshir Guran
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Background: Anti-CCP is a test commonly used for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic values of ACCP compared to anti-MCV in rheumatoid arthritis patients in north of Iran.
Methods: The serum samples of 150 RA patients and 75 controls, with the mean age of 49.6+11.8 and 48.8+12 years respectively, were tested using the commercially available ELISA kits for ACCP and anti-MCV. Sensitivity, Specificity were determined and Roc curve were used for comparison between these two groups.
Results: The sensitivity of ACCP versus anti-MCV was 85% and 81%, respectively. Specificity was 96% and 95%, respectively. In the RA patients, ACCP was positive in 127 (84.7%) and anti MCV in 121 (80.7%) cases. In the control group, these parameters were positive in 3 (4%) and 4 (5.3%) (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001, respectively). The correlation coefficient for ACCP and anti-MCV was calculated at 0.63 (p<0.001). The area under the curve for ACCP was 0.941±0.015 (p<0.001), anti-MCV was 0.902±0.02 (p<0.001). The measure of agreement (Kappa) for these variables was 0.81. In these patients, there was no correlation between DAS28 and the positivity of these tests.
Conclusion: It was concluded, compared to ACCP, anti-MCV has approximately the same accuracy for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and it does not have additional value.
Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, ACCP, Anti-MCV
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Type of Study: Original Article | Subject: Infectious Diseases
Received: 2014/01/17 | Accepted: 2014/01/17 | Published: 2014/01/17
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Yousefghahari B, Alhooei S, Soleimani- amiri M J, Guran A. Comparison of sensitivity and specificity of anti-CCP and anti-MCV antibodies in an Iranian cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Caspian J Intern Med 2013; 4 (3) :702-706
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