DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IF MUTATED CITRULLINATED VIMENTIN ANTIBODIES (Anti-MCV) ARE FOUND IN ORAL FLUID

摘要

FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: diagnostic technique according to the present invention consists in measuring Anti-MCV in the oral fluid (mixed saliva), using mathematical expression F=0.17×Anti-MCV-0.2537 for processing derived values Anti-MCV in the oral fluid, diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis if observing F more than zero, and stating a doubtful diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis if deriving negative F values.EFFECT: minimally invasive and reliable diagnostic technique for rheumatoid arthritis.