Short report: Potential for autoimmune pathogenesis of rift valley fever virus retinitis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-497

  Newman Gerhardt, Shoshana ^a,b,c,d,e   Muiruri, Samuel ^a,b,c,d,e   Muchiri, Eric ^a,b,c,d,e   Peters, Clarence J ^a,b,c,d,e   Morrill, John ^a,b,c,d,e   Lucas, Alexander H ^a,b,c,d,e   King, Charles H ^a,b,c,d,e   Kazura, James ^a,b,c,d,e   LaBeaud, Angelle Desiree ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RETINA S ANTIGEN; AUTOANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; RETINITIS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS RETINITIS; BLOOD; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KENYA; RETINITIS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 84886917041     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0562     Document Type: Article

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