Azurocidin is a novel antigen for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in systemic vasculitis

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-402

  Zhao, M H ^a,b   Lockwood, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ANCA; Antigen; Azurocidin; Hydralazine induced vasculitis; Systemic vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AZUROCIDIN; BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY INCREASING PROTEIN; GRANULOCYTE ANTIBODY; HYDRALAZINE; LACTOFERRIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0029875126     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1996.tb08293.x     Document Type: Article

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