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Of the RA associated antibodies tested, AFA, anti-Sa, anti-CCP, and AKA were all significantly more prevalent in the RF+ RA group compared with either the RF- RA group or the nonRA group.
Our data indicate that only 31% of RF- RA patients had any of AKA, AFA, anti-Sa or anti-CCP, and that anti-Sa was the most specific for this diagnosis.
Table 1indicates the prevalence of a spectrum of known autoantibodies and of the RA associated antibodies in patients diagnosed as having RF+ RA, RF- RA, and nonRA.
In the absence of RF, the presence of one or more of these antibodies carried a sensitivity of only 31% for RF- RA, with anti-Sa being the most specific at 98%.
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