NUCLEAR ANTIGEN LA

摘要

A diagnostic test for detection of antinuclear antibody anti-La in a serum sample, comprises contacting the serum sample with a support having immobilised thereon a synthetic polypeptide displaying the antigenicity of all or a portion of the human autoantigen La, or an antigenically active fragment thereof, and detecting the presence of anti-La antibody bound to the synthetic polypeptide or fragment.