Course id: 119836

Autoimmune Diagnostics

Autoimmune diseases can affect every organ in the human body. The symptoms of these diseases thus vary correspondingly. Very often, they resemble the symptoms of other diseases and are difficult to differentiate. Highly specific laboratory techniques are used to support formation of a diagnosis. These methods are described in this chapter.

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Learning Time: 40 min

Level of Difficulty: easy

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Keywords

autoimmune diagnostics, ELISA, rheumatoid arthritis, antibodies, antigen, epitope, immunofluorescence, immunoblot, autoimmune diseases

Authors

Dr. Friederike Hammar (ORGENTEC Diagnostika GmbH)

Translators: Dr. Caroll Pohl-Ferry