High sensitive detection of double-stranded DNA antibodies by a modified Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test may improve diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 411, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 1837-1838

  Roggenbuck, Dirk ^a   Conrad, Karsten ^b   Reinhold, Dirk ^c  

^a GA GENERIC ASSAYS GMBH   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; AUTOMATION; CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; CRITHIDIA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE;

EID: 77956467362     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.07.026     Document Type: Letter

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