Human anti-RNP sera contain both human-specific and cross-reactive anti-70K autoantibodies

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 551-559

  Henriksson, Elisabet Welin ^a   Pettersson, Ingvar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoantigens; Cross reactivity; Mixed connective tissue disease; snRNP

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030218086     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1996.0074     Document Type: Article

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