Implications of anti-Ro/Sjögren's syndrome A antigen autoantibody in normal sera for autoimmunity.
Gaither K, Fox O, Yamagata H, Mamula M, Reichlin M, Harley J. Implications of anti-Ro/Sjögren's syndrome A antigen autoantibody in normal sera for autoimmunity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1987, 79: 841-846. PMID: 3546381, PMCID: PMC424215, DOI: 10.1172/jci112892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRo/SSAAnti-Ro/SSALa/SSBNormal serumAntigen autoantibodiesSjögren's syndromeAnti-Ro/Sjögren's syndromeRo/Sjögren's syndromeHealthy normal donorsSjögren's syndrome autoantibodiesPreexisting immune responseRo/SSA precipitinsTrue autoantibodiesImmune responseNormal donorsAutoantibodiesSyndromeFragments of IgG.Western immunoblotSSA levelsSerumPatientsSensitive assayLow levelsAutoimmunity