Detection of anti-SSA antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2361-2369

  Bossuyt, Xavier ^a   Frans, Johan ^a   Hendrickx, Ann ^a   Godefridis, Godelieve ^a   Westhovens, Reńe ^a   Mariën, Godelieve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RO ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL LINE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, CUTANEOUS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME;

EID: 9244253731     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.035964     Document Type: Article

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