VIM and rheumatoid arthritis: While El-Lopez et al. [42], who investigated the relationship between anti-CCP and anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV) antibodies and extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis and Haga et al. [28], who reported no statistically significant difference in RF and anti-CCP antibody levels in RA patients with sSS and those without sSS.