Autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis

Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 6-8

  Steen, Virginia D ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CENTROMERE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SCLERODERMA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AUTOANTIBODIES; HUMANS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0029819337     PISSN: 00075248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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