Diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus: New-generation immunoassays for measurement of anti-dsDNA antibodies are an effective alternative to the Farr technique and the Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test

Lupus

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 906-912

  Antico, A ^a   Platzgummer, S ^a   Bassetti, D ^b   Bizzaro, N ^a   Tozzoli, R ^a   Villalta, D ^c  

^a Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^b AO 'S Chiara '   (Italy)

^c AO S Maria degli Angeli   (Italy)

Author keywords

anti double stranded DNA; antibodies; Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test; diagnostic accuracy; enzyme immunoassay; Farr assay; sensitivity; specificity; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FARR TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; BLOOD; CRITHIDIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CRITHIDIA; DNA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77954050396     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203310362995     Document Type: Article

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