Follow-up of avidity and titer of anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies in sera from patients with primary ANCA-associated vasculitis

Autoimmunity

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Lin, Wei ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Zhao, Ming Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ANCA; Antigen stimulation; Avidity; Myeloperoxidase; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEROXIDASE; RECURRENCE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 67649672293     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: 1607842X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08916930802668594     Document Type: Article

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