Frequency of antibodies to mutated citrullinated vimentin in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Comment on the article by Demoruelle et al

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1672-1673

  Gerardi, Maria Chiara ^a   Luca, Nicoletta De ^a   Alessandri, Cristiano ^a   Iannuccelli, Cristina ^a   Valesini, Guido ^a   Franco, Manuela Di ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODY; MUTATED CITRULLINATED VIMENTIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ARGININE DEIMINASE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SMOKING;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 84878542198     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.37905     Document Type: Letter

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