Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 188-191 , March 2010

Autoantibody profiles in two patients with non-autoimmune muscle disease implicate a role for gliadin autoreactivity

  • Nancy J. Olsen

      Affiliations

    • Rheumatic Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-8884, USA. Tel.: +1 214 648 9049; fax: +1 214 648 7995.
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  • Heidi Prather

      Affiliations

    • Rheumatic Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Quan-Zhen Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA
    • ,
  • Dennis K. Burns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390, USA

Received 7 August 2009 ,Revised 15 November 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.12.008

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 188-191 , March 2010

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