False positivity in a cyto-ELISA for anti-endothelial cell antibodies caused by heterophile antibodies to bovine serum proteins

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-278

  Revelen, Ronan ^a   Bordron, Anne ^a   Dueymes, Maryvonne ^a   Youinou, Pierre ^a,b   Arvieux, Josiane ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DE MÉDECINE ET DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (France)

^b BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033981691     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.2.273     Document Type: Article

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