The prevalence of antinuclear, anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm and anti-RNP antibodies in a group of healthy blood donors

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-128

  Azizah, M R ^a   Azila, M N ^a   Zulkifli, M N ^a   Norita, T Y ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Trengganu   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CRITHIDIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTOANTIGENS; BLOOD DONORS; CHINA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR;

EID: 0030433351     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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