Antibodies against Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Crohn's disease

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-221

  Walmsley, R S ^a   Ibbotson, J P ^b   Chahal, H ^b   Allan, R N ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030008134     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.3.217     Document Type: Article

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