ANTI-BiP-ANTIBODIES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, METHOD AND TEST KITS FOR DETECTING THEM

摘要

The invention relates to anti-heavy chain binding protein antibodies (anti-BiP-antibodies) in the body fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and a method for their detection. The invention relates in particular to a method for detecting these antibodies in vitro as auto-antibodies for serological diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis during differential diagnosis in relation to other rheumatic diseases.