New markers and an old phenomenon: Prozone effect disturbing detection of filaggrin (keratin) autoantibodies [1]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1121-1122

  Dubois Galopin, Frederique ^a   Beauvillain, Celine ^a   Dubois, Damien ^a   Pillet, Anne ^a   Renier, Gilles ^a   Jeannin, Pascale ^a   Masson, Charles ^a   Chevailler, Alain ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; FILAGGRIN; KERATIN ANTIBODY;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547141736     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2006.066027     Document Type: Letter

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