The uses and misuses of multiplex autoantibody assays in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Front Immunol. 2015 Apr 21:6:181. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00181. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Minoru Satoh¹, Shin Tanaka², Edward K L Chan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Kitakyushu , Japan.
² Department of Human Information and Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Kitakyushu , Japan.
³ Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida , Gainesville, FL , USA.

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Keywords: antinuclear antibodies; autoantibodies; dermatomyositis; multiplex assay; polymyositis; scleroderma; systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Review