Isotype distribution of anti-Ro/SS-A and anti-La/SS-B antibodies in plasma and saliva of patients with Sjogren's Syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-19

  Halse, Anne Kristine ^a,b   Marthinussen, M C ^a   Wahren Herlenius, M ^a   Jonsson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Broegelmann Research Laboratory   (Norway)

Author keywords

La SS B; Plasma; Ro SS A; Saliva; Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SALIVARY GLAND; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0033968810     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030097400750001752     Document Type: Article

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