Detection of antinuclear antibodies by automated indirect immunofluorescence analysis

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 415, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-106

  Bossuyt, Xavier ^a,b   Cooreman, Sarah ^b   De Baere, Heidi ^c   Verschueren, Patrick ^b   Westhovens, René ^b   Blockmans, Daniel ^b   Mariën, Godelieve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Menarini Benelux   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibodies; Automation; Indirect immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD DONOR; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84868238761     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.09.021     Document Type: Article

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