Abstract:Objective To explore the significance of detecting serum D-dimer, 14-3-3η protein, anti-CCP and CRP in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Serum samples of 64 RA patients, 155 non-RA patients and 40 healthy controls from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University were collected. The levels of 14-3-3η protein and anti-CCP were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. D-dimer was detected with latex immunoturbidimetric assay. And CRP was determined by rate nephelometry (RN). The levels of the indicators and their diagnostic utilities were evaluated and compared then. Results Serum levels of D-dimer, 14-3-3η, anti- CCP and CRP in the RA group were remarkably higher than those in the non-RA group and the healthy group, the differences among groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05); so were the positive rates (P < 0.05).According to the ROC curve based on the serum levels detected, the AUC of 14-3-3η protein, D-dimer and anti-CCP were 0.971, 0.779 and 0.863 respectively (P < 0.05), which had high accuracy for RA diagnosis. The combination of D-dimer and anti-CCP had the highest sensitivity of 97.68%, and the highest specificity of 99.42%. Conclusions Serum 14-3-3η protein and D-dimer levels remarkably increase in RA patients, and are ideal indexes for RA diagnosis, combined detection combination of D-dimer and anti-CCP has better value for RA diagnosis.