Product Description

Hotgen Anti-Cyclic  Citrullinated Peptide (Anti-CCP) Test Cassette

Hotgen  Anti-CCP  is an accurate, rapid, semi-quantitative immunochromatografic test for  the determination of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide antibody in human serum  and plasma as an aiding tool for diagnosing and controlling the treatment of  rheumatoid arthritis.

Anti-CCP: An early,  specific marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Anti-CCP  antibodies are highly sensitive and specific for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).  Studies show Anti-CCP test demonstrates an outstanding sensitivity of over 80%  and a specificity of over 96%. The presence of anti-CCP antibodies can also be  used to predict which patients will get more severe rheumatoid arthritis. The  anti-CCP test enables clinicians to effectively distinguish RA patients from  other RA-resembling diseases, even in cases where the rheumatoid factor (RF) is  not discriminative. Anti-CCP antibodies can be detected very early in the course  of RA.

The  presence of anti-CCP is associated with significantly higher levels of erosions  compared to rheumatoid factor and other parameters. Anti-CCP is an independent  predictor of radiological damage and progression.

In  2009, Anti-CCP antibodies were recommended as diagnostic biomarker for early  detection of rheumatoid arthritis in an ACR(American College of Rheumatology)  meeting..

 Benefits  of Anti-CCP test in summary:

Use  as an early and specific biomarker for rheumatoid  arthritis

Demonstrate  greater specificity than RF while maintaining or increasing  sensitivity

Differentiate  erosive from less or non-erosive RA

Help  physicians decide when aggressive therapy with biologicals is  needed

Monitor  the treatment efficacy of drugs for RA

Hotgen Anti-Cyclic  Citrullinated Peptide Test Principle

Colloidal  gold immunochromatographic method

Hotgen Anti-Cyclic  Citrullinated Peptide Test Features

Semi-quantitative  Anti-CCP measurement

Rapid,  accurate, lab quality results within minutes

All-inclusive  kit including reference card for value estimation

Ready-to-use  reagents

Long  shelf life

Easy  storage at room temperature

Single  dose format: run only the test you need