Dimethylated L-arginine analogues versus autoantibodies in early rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-83

  Korkosz, M ^a,b   Sulicka, J ^a,b   Surdacki, A ^a,b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARGININE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

EID: 84856443264     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2011.630329     Document Type: Letter

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