Asghar Haji-abbasi

[ 1 ] - Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in ulcerative colitis, and its relation with disease activity

  Background : Ulcerative colitis an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and chronically idiopathic immune related that associates with extraintestinal manifestations such as arthritis. Despite of the highly specificity ofanti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies for rheumatoid arthritis, their role in IBD remains unclear . There are only a few studies on the prevalence of anti-CCP antibo...