The dense fine speckled antinuclear antibody pattern in autoimmune rheumatic disease: Comment on the article by Mariz et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1759-

  Craig, Wendy Y ^a   Ledue, Thomas B ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79958076673     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.30347     Document Type: Letter

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