High specificity of myositis specific autoantibodies for myositis compared with other neuromuscular disorders

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 534-537

  Hengstman, G J D ^a   Van Brenk, L ^a   Vree Egberts, W T M ^b   Van Der Kooi, E L ^a   Borm, G F ^a   Padberg, G W A M ^a   Van Venrooij, W J ^b   Van Engelen, B G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibody; Autoantibody; Myositis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; MYOSITIS SPECIFIC AUTOANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 5; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIC PERIODIC PARALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; MYOSITIS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20044390770     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0683-5     Document Type: Article

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