Anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin antibodies are increased in IPF patients.

Journal: Respiratory medicine and research
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Abstract

INTRO: An increased prevalence of serum anti-MCV antibody is observed in the serum of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) but the clinical relevance of these antibodies is unknown.

Authors

  • Pierre Le Guen
    Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, APHP and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Coralie Tardivon
    AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, Département d'Epidémiologie Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, INSERM CIC-EC 1425, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Cédric Laouénan
    Université Paris Cité, INSERM, IAME, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat, Département d'Epidémiologie Biostatistique et Recherche Clinique, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Marie-Pierre Debray
    Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Pascale Nicaise Roland
    Service d'Immunologie, Autoimmunité, Hypersensibilité et Biothérapies A Hôpital Bichat, APHP and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Camille Taillé
    Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, APHP and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Raphael Borie
    Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, APHP and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Sébastien Ottaviani
    Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Andreas Guenther
    Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
  • Philippe Dieudé
    Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France.
  • Bruno Crestani
    Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Bichat, APHP and Université Paris Cité, INSERM, PHERE, F-75018 Paris, France. Electronic address: bruno.crestani@aphp.fr.