SS-A/Ro antibodies in Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 905-910

  Tsay, Gregory J ^a   Wang, Chun Loong ^b   Chen, Tzy Yen ^a   Huang, Chien Ning ^a   Hsu, Tsai Cheng ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Immunoblot; Sj gren's syndrome; Systemic lupus crythematosus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; EPITOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 0030512033     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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