Optimized detection of circulating anti-nuclear envelope autoantibodies by immunofluorescence

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Antinuclear antibodies are useful diagnostic tools in several autoimmune diseases. However, the routine detection of nuclear envelope autoantibodies using immunofluorescence (IF) is not always easy to perform in patients' sera b...

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Main Authors: Kouroumalis Elias, Akoumianaki Tonia, Koulentaki Meri, Nifli Artemissia-Phoebe, Polioudaki Hara, Tsangaridou Elena, Tsiakalou Vagia, Castanas Elias, Theodoropoulos Panayiotis A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/7/20