The relationship between exposed galactose and N-acetylglucosamine residues on IgG in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) and Sjogren's syndrome (SS)

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-103

  Bond, A ^a   Alavi, A ^a   Axford, J S ^a   Youinou, P ^b   Hay, F C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

glycosylation; immunoglobulin G; rheumatoid arthritis; Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; GALACTOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030015784     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.d01-741.x     Document Type: Article

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