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Clinical characteristics of patients with myositis and autoantibodies to different fragments of the Mi-2β antigen
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
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Dear Editor,
I read with interest the recent study describing clinical characteristics associated with antibodies that bind fragments of the Mi-2 beta antigen1 and it raises the question of how to best define autoantibodies. For economic reasons, ELISAs are taking over much of the immunology testing in rheumatology practice today. ELISAs are being used despite their often limited validation and the many concerns...
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