Abnormalities of serum anti-elastin antibodies in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 21-26

  Colburn, Keith K ^a,b   Malto, Marilyn C ^b   Sandberg, Lawrence B ^b   Langga Shariffi, Euly ^a   Green, Lora M ^a,b,c  

^a Jerry L Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti elastin antibodies; Polymyalgia rheumatica

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TROPOELASTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA;

EID: 33748473178     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v14n03_04     Document Type: Article

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