Automated tests of ANA immunofluorescence as throughput autoantibody detection technology: Strengths and limitations

BMC Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Meroni, Pier L ^a,b,e   Bizzaro, Nicola ^c   Cavazzana, Ilaria ^d   Borghi, Maria O ^a,b   Tincani, Angela ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Antonio   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti nuclear antibodies; Autoimmunity; Indirect immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NOTE; PERFORMANCE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SOLID; STAINING; TECHNOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84896864859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-38     Document Type: Note

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