Indirect immunofluorescence on HEp-2000 substrate is a sensitive method for detecting anti-Ro/SSA antibodies in patients with lupus erythematosus and/or photosensitivity

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1320-1322

  Cozzani, Emanuele ^a   Drosera, Massimo ^a   Siccardi, Marina ^a   Babbini, Giovanni ^a,b   Parodi, Aurora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Technogenetics Bouty Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti Ro SSA antibodies; HEp 2000 cells; High sensitivity; Lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

RO ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CELLS, CULTURED; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 47349132091     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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