Identification of α-fetoprotein as an autoantigen in juvenile Batten disease

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-102

  Castaneda, Julian A ^a   Pearce, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoprotein; Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Juvenile Batten disease; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FETUS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; CHILD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; NEURONAL CEROID-LIPOFUSCINOSES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 36549065253     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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