| Literature DB >> 3494784 |
T Biswas, F W Miller, Y Takagaki, P H Plotz.
Abstract
We have developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) specific for autoantibodies directed against the autoantigen Jo-1 (histidyl-tRNA synthetase) using antigen prepared biochemically from HeLa cells. No other patient sera, including those containing antibodies directed at threonyl-tRNA synthetase or alanyl-tRNA synthetase, reacted in the assay. Screening of sera from 169 patients with a variety of autoimmune and neuromuscular diseases confirmed that anti-Jo-1 antibodies are confined to a subgroup of patients with pure polymyositis, pure dermatomyositis, or myositis associated with another rheumatic disease.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3494784 DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(87)90011-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol Methods ISSN: 0022-1759 Impact factor: 2.303