Immunochemical and biomolecular studies of circulating immune complexes isolated from patients with acute and chronic hepatitis C virus infection

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 465-475

  Sansonno, D ^a   Iacobelli, A R ^a   Cornacchiulo, V ^a   Lauletta, G ^a   Distasi, M A ^a   Gatti, P ^a   Dammacco, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HCV infection; Immune complexes; Liver disease; Rheumatoid factor; WA cross reactive idiotype

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029949250     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1996.162317.x     Document Type: Article

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