Periodontal status correlates with anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in first-degree relatives of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.

Lucie LoutanDeshire Alpizar-RodriguezDelphine S CourvoisierAxel FinckhAndrea Mombelli Catherine Giannopoulou

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2019)

High prevalence and severity of periodontitis in FDR-RA was associated with seropositivity to ACPAs. This further strengthens the hypothesis that periodontitis may be a risk factor in the development of RA.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
risk factors
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
protein protein
amino acid
systemic sclerosis
small molecule