The correlation between rheumatoid factor and anti cyclic citrullinated peptides with gene expression of FoxP3 in rheumatoid artheritis patients

• Published in: International Journal of Biomedicine and Public Health Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 6 - 11
• Main Authors: Iranshahi, Nasrin, Amiri, Seyed Mojtaba, Zafari, Parisa, Taghaddosi, Mahdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 13.01.2018
• Subjects: anti-ccp; foxp3; rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatoid factor

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affect 1-2% of people worldwide. Inflammation is an important factor in the pathogenesis of RA. Anti- Cyclic Citrullinated Peptid (Anti-CCP) antibody and Rheumatoid Factor (RF) are autoantibodies that promotes inflammatory...