Anti-52 kDa Ro(SSA) autoantibodies in different autoimmune diseases preferentially recognize epitopes on the central region of the antigen

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 462-468

  Dörner, Thomas ^a,c   Feist, Eugen ^a   Wagenmann, Antje ^a   Kato, Tomohiro ^b   Yamamoto, Kazuhiko ^b   Nishioka, Kusuki ^b   Burmester, Gerd R ^a   Hiepe, Falk ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti Ro(SSA) antibodies; Autoepitopes; Congenital heart block; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Sjogren's syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0029923589     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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