Anti-endothelial cell antibodies in rheumatic heart disease

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 570-575

  Scalzi, V ^a,b   Hadi, H Abu ^c   Alessandri, C ^a   Croia, C ^a   Conti, V ^a   Agati, L ^a   Angelici, A ^a   Riccieri, V ^a   Meschini, C ^b   Al Motarreb, A ^c   Al Ansi, A ^c   Valesini, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Al Thawrah Hospital   (Yemen)

Author keywords

AECA; MBL; Rheumatic fever; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; ENDOTHELIAL CELL ANTIBODY; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; YEMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; AUTOANTIBODIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; YEMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955742251     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: 13652249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04207.x     Document Type: Article

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