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Quantifying serum antibody in bird fanciers' hypersensitivity pneumonitis

BACKGROUND: Detecting serum antibody against inhaled antigens is an important diagnostic adjunct for hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). We sought to validate a quantitative fluorimetric assay testing serum from bird fanciers. METHODS: Antibody activity was assessed in bird fanciers and control subje...

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Autores principales: McSharry, Charles, Dye, George M, Ismail, Tengku, Anderson, Kenneth, Spiers, Elizabeth M, Boyd, Gavin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1543658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16800875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-6-16