Role of IgM and IgA rheumatoid factors in complement activation in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 111, Issue MAR., 2000, Pages 103-109

  Bhardwaj, Anurag ^a   Aggarwal, Amita ^a   Agarwal, Vikas ^a   Misra, Ramnath ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; C3d; Circulating immune complexes; Juvenile chronic arthritis; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 0033922643     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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