Anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies as a risk marker for early Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) in systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1544-

  Ceribelli, Angela ^a   Cavazzana, Ilaria ^a   Airò, Paolo ^a   Franceschini, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III;

CAUCASIAN; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; JEJUNUM; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RNA POLYMERASE III; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 77954444606     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100124     Document Type: Letter

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