Prevalence of non organ-specific autoantibodies in healthy centenarians

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 8, 2002, Pages 75-80

  Candore, G ^a   Grimaldi, M P ^a   Listi, F ^a   Ferlazzo, V ^a   Colonna Romano, G ^a   Motta, M ^b   Malaguarnera, M ^b   Frada, G ^c   Lio, D ^a   Caruso, C ^a  

^a Dept Biopathology/Biomed Methodol   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Centenarians; HLA DR3

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; HLA DR3 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MITOSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0036989858     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(02)00106-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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