Article
Human autoantibodies against the 70-kd polypeptide of U1 small nuclear RNP are associated with HLA-DR4 among connective tissue disease patients.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 May 1990
Hoffman R W, Rettenmaier L J, Takeda Y, Hewett J E, Pettersson I, Nyman U, Luger A M, Sharp G C
Abstract excerpt
Serum samples from patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) were characterized using a recently developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for reactivity with individual specific polypeptides of U1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteins, including the U1-70-kd protein. The distribution of HLA antigens was compared in CTD patients with and in those without anti-U1-70-kd autoantibodies and in normal controls. The...
Topics
- Antibodies, Antinuclear
- Autoantibodies
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- HLA-DR4 Antigen
- Humans
- Male
