High frequency of autoantibodies to insoluble cellular antigens in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 295-305

  Von Mikecz, Anna ^a   Konstantinov, Konstantin ^b   Buchwald, Dedra S ^c   Gerace, Larry ^b   Tan, Eng M ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CELL ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0031043473     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400215     Document Type: Article

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