10.4225/03/57D0A6A652864 Andrew Cook Andrew Cook Merrill Rowley Merrill Rowley Ian Mckay Ian Mckay Montech Medical Developments Pty Ltd Montech Medical Developments Pty Ltd Rondole Pty Ltd Rondole Pty Ltd Method for detecting rheumatoid arthritis employing the CB10 peptide of mammalian type II collagen as an antigen Monash University 2016 Patents -- United States United States -- Patents and Trademark Office 2004 Monash University Patents Collection 1959.1/23509 monash:2734 1959.1/2734 US006706490B1 WO98/41865 eng 2016-09-07 23:45:39 Standard https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/standard/Method_for_detecting_rheumatoid_arthritis_employing_the_CB10_peptide_of_mammalian_type_II_collagen_as_an_antigen/3810891 A predictive test for rheumatoid arthritis comprises the detection of antibodies to collagen in a biological sample from a patient by contacting the biological sample with an antigen comprising the CB10 peptide of mammalian type II collagen, or an antibody-binding fragment or variant thereof, for a time and under conditions for an antibody-antigen complex to form, and detecting the antibody-antigen complex, for example by immunoassay. A diagnostic test kit is also disclosed.