Validation of a new immunoenzymatic method to detect antibodies to RNA polymerase III in systemic sclerosis

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 373-377

  Codullo, Veronica ^a   Morozzi, Gabriella ^b   Bardoni, Anna ^a   Salvini, Roberta ^a   Deleonardi, Gaia ^c   De Pità, Ornella ^d   Riccieri, Valeria ^h   Ruffatti, Amelia ^e   Tincani, Angela ^f   Tozzoli, Renato ^g   Valesini, Guido ^h   Montecucco, Carlomaturizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Laboratory of Immunology and Allergology   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f University of Padua ^*  (Italy)

^g Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti RNA polymerases antibodies; Autoantibodies; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE ANTIBODY; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III ANTIBODY; DNA TOPOISOMERASE ANTIBODY; ENZYME ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA POLYMERASE III; ROC CURVE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447629365     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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