Production of anti-Ro/SS-A and anti-La/SS-B autoantibodies is closely coordinated in systemic lupus erythematosus and independent of anti-dsDNA production

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-75

  Meilof, Jan F ^a,c   Veldhoven, Charles H A ^a   Swaak, Anton J G ^b   Smeenk, Ruud J T ^a  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anti DNA; anti La SS B; anti Ro SS A; autoimmunity; scRNP tolerance; SLE

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0031081336     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1996.0110     Document Type: Article

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