Low avidity of human serum antibodies for Borna disease virus antigens questions their diagnostic value

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-333

  Allmang, U ^a   Hofer, M ^a   Herzog, S ^b   Bechter, K ^c   Staeheli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avidity; Borna disease virus; Indirect immunofluorescence analysis; Serum antibodies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BORNA DISEASE; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KIDNEY; MENTAL DISORDERS; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0035057302     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000858     Document Type: Article

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