Routine immunofluorescence detection of Ro/SS-A autoantibody using HEp-2 cells transfected with human 60 kDa Ro/SS-A

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 684-687

  Pollock, Wendy ^a,b   Toh, Ban Hock ^a,b  

^a GRIBBLES PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibody; Ro SS A antibodies; Sjogren syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; RO ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0032860739     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.9.684     Document Type: Article

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