Molecular definition and sequence motifs of the 52-kD component of human SS-A/Ro autoantigen

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 68-76

  Chan, Edward K L ^a   Hamel, John C ^a   Buyon, Jill P ^b   Tan, Eng M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Autoimmunity; Sjogren's syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Zinc finger protein

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AUTOANTIGENS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 0026082028     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI115003     Document Type: Article

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