Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B antibody level variation in patients with Sjogren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-38

  Wahren, Marie ^a   Tengnér, Pia ^a   Gunnarsson, Iva ^b   Lundberg, Ingrid ^b   Hedfors, Eva ^b   Ringertz, Nils R ^a   Pettersson, Ingvar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; La SS B; Ro SS A; Sjogren's syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; EPITOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0031914069     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1997.0173     Document Type: Article

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