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Abbreviations
- CTNE:
-
Calf thymus nuclear extract
- PM/Scl:
-
Polymyositis-Scleroderma
- ELISA:
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay
- UTR:
-
Untranslated region
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Bautz, F.A., Blüthner, M. (1996). The PM/Scl antigens. In: van Venrooij, W.J., Maini, R.N. (eds) Manual of Biological Markers of Disease. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1670-1_31
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