Detection of anticonductive tissue autoantibodies in a patient with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and sick sinus syndrome

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1358-1363

  Caio, Giacomo ^a   Volta, Umberto ^a   Cerrato, Enrico ^c   Clavenzani, Paolo ^b   Montali, Nicolò ^c   Cogliandro, Rosanna ^a   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^a   Golzio, Pier Giorgio ^c   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^c   Farrugia, Gianrico ^d   De Giorgio, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

smooth muscle actin; anticonductive tissue autoantibodies; chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction; intestinal myopathy; sick sinus syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ATENOLOL; AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIAC CONDUCTING TISSUE AUTOANTIBODY; CARVEDILOL; DESMIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOPROLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FAINTNESS; HOLTER MONITOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STEROID THERAPY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 84885198016     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283632dbc     Document Type: Article

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