Antisynthetase syndrome positive for anti-threonyl-tRNA synthetase (anti-PL7) antibodies

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 714-717

  Hervier, B ^a   Uzunhan, Y ^b   Hachulla, E ^d   Benveniste, O ^c   Nunes, H ^b   Delaval, P ^e   Musset, L ^c   Dubucquoi, S ^d   Wallaert, B ^d   Hamidou, M ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; THREONINE TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; THREONINE TRANSFER RNA SYNTHETASE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTISYNTHETASE SYNDROME; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUBBING FINGERS; COUGHING; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME CREST; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES; CELL LINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THREONINE-TRNA LIGASE;

EID: 79953689899     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00104310     Document Type: Letter

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