CCP: at a glance

CCP

Also known as: Citrulline antibody, anti-citrulline antibody, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide, anti-CCP
Formal name: Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody
Related tests: Rheumatoid factor

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	At A Glance
	Why get tested? To help diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and differentiate it from other types of arthritis; sometimes to help evaluate the prognosis of a patient with RA When to get tested? If a patient has joint inflammation and/or undiagnosed or undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis (symptoms suggest but do not yet meet the criteria of RA) and the doctor suspects RA Sample required? A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm Next >>

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