A thermolabile β2-macroglycoprotein (TMG) and the antibody against TMG in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-225

  Yoshizawa, Seiji ^a,d   Nagasawa, Kohei ^a   Yae, Yoshiaki ^b   Niho, Yoshiyuki ^a   Okochi, Kazuo ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Japanese Red Cross Kyushu Block Blood Center   (Japan)

^d Department of Surgery   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); 2 macroglycoprotein

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BETA2 MACROGLYCOPROTEIN; BETAMETHASONE; HAKATA ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0030801191     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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