Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	29736
Country	Türkiye

Received	2016-08-26 08:57
Peer-Review Started	2016-08-26 19:42
To Make the First Decision	2016-11-29 16:41
Return for Revision	2016-11-30 12:06
Revised	2016-12-21 05:16
Second Decision	2017-01-09 16:32
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2017-01-09 17:53
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-01-18 10:27
Articles in Press	2017-01-18 10:27
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-03-20 09:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-03-24 10:35

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Category	Rheumatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Laboratory evaluation in rheumatic diseases
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Murat Birtane, Selçuk Yavuz and Nurettin Taştekin
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Selçuk Yavuz, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Balkan Campus, Edirne 22040, Turkey. selcukyavuz@trakya.edu.tr
Key Words	Autoantibodies; Rheumatic diseases; Auto-immune diseases; Laboratory biomarkers; Diagnostic markers
Core Tip	Serological and proteomic biomarkers are useful in confirming clinically suspected preliminary diagnosis, monitoring the treatment response and prognosis of autoimmune diseases. Tests for acute phase proteins, rheumatoid factor, anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies and antinuclear antibodies, may support the diagnoses of rheumatic diseases. But these biomarkers should be used beside a careful anamnesis and detailed physical examination. Improper using of these tests may cause false-positive results and unnecessary harmful treatments. The sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratios of the test must be known. If the test is highly specific, the diagnosis can be confirmed in case of positivity and if it is highly sensitive, the possible diagnosis can be excluded in case of negativity.
Publish Date	2017-03-24 10:35
Citation	Birtane M, Yavuz S, Taştekin N. Laboratory evaluation in rheumatic diseases. World J Methodol 2017; 7(1): 1-8
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v7/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v7.i1.1

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