Autoantibodies against the platelet-derived growth factor receptor in scleroderma: Comment on the articles by Classen et al and Loizos et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3521-3522

  Gabrielli, Armando ^a   Moroncini, Gianluca ^a   Svegliati, Silvia ^a   Avvedimento, Enrico V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SCLERODERMA;

AUTOANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 70350555294     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.27209     Document Type: Letter

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