Antinuclear antibody test

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 718-721

  O'Sullivan, Michael ^a   McLean Tooke, Andrew ^b   Loh, Richard ^c  

^a Fremantle Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children   (United States)

^b Pathwest QEII Perth   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibodies; Autoimmune disease; Immune system diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DNA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84886920656     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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