Ccp high means rheumatoid

If CCP is high alone, it does not mean rheumatoid arthritis. CCP is full name of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, which is characteristic antibody of rheumatoid arthritis and has important significance for diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. At the same time, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody has certain predictive value for joint damage and radiological damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed in addition to high CCP, in conjunction with other tests, such as positive rheumatoid factor, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation and C-reactive protein, and clinical symptoms such as symmetrical soreness and pain in the proximal interphalangeal, metacarpophalangeal, and wrist joints, accompanied by morning stiffness that lasts for more than an hour.