The level of BLyS (BAFF) correlates with the titre of autoantibodies in human Sjögren's syndrome

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 168-171

  Mariette, X ^a,b   Roux, S ^b   Zhang, J ^c   Bengoufa, D ^d   Lavie, F ^b   Zhou, T ^e   Kimberly, R ^e  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; B LYMPHOCYTE STIMULATOR; CELL PROTEIN; GAMMA GLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SJOGREN SYNDROME ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAMMOPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; B-CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0037310430     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.2.168     Document Type: Article

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