Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs): An emerging family of autoantigens in rheumatic diseases

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 317-326

  Biamonti, G ^a   Ghigna, C ^a   Caporali, R ^b   Montecucco, C ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Ribonucleoproteins

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RNA METABOLISM;

AUTOANTIGENS; HETEROGENEOUS-NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0031961345     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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