Are measurements of autoantibodies useful in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus? Anti-C1q as an example;Sind autoantikörperbestimmungen bei patienten mit systemischem lupus erythematodes hilfreich? Anti-C1q-autoantikörper als beispiel

Praxis

Volumn 87, Issue 51-52, 1998, Pages 1811-1813

  Trendelenburg, M ^a   Schifferli, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; C1q; Complement; Nephritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

AUTOANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT C1Q; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 7444246890     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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