In vitro reactivity of cryoglobulin IgM and IgG in hepatitis C virus- associated mixed cryoglobulinemia

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-26

  Schott, Peter ^a   Polzien, Frank ^a   Müller Issberner, Axel ^a   Ramadori, Giuliano ^a   Hartmann, Heinz ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Mechanism of cryoprecipitation; Mixed cryoglobulinemia; Reactivity of cryo IgG and cryo IgM; Turbidimetry

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOPRECIPITATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TURBIDIMETRY; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0031889109     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80197-9     Document Type: Article

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