Autoantibodies against human calpastatin in rheumatoid arthritis: Epitope mapping and analysis of patient sera

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1164-1171

  Lackner, K J ^a   Schlosser, U ^b   Lang, B ^b   Schmitz, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Calpastatin; Epitope mapping; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AUTOANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALPASTATIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031789735     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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