What is the definition or description of: rheumatoid arthritis antibody?

Positive RF: I assume that you mean rheumatoid factor. Rf.This test is sometimes sent when the patient describes joint pain. It needs to be interpreted in the context of the patients symptoms because sometimes a positive test is meaningless or associated with a disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. The ccp test is more specific for rheumatoid arthritis than the rf. Both tests are often sent.

Anti-CCP antibodies : This test picks up the anti- ccp antibodies that are antibodies that attack our own proteins and r specific 4 ra.