Z. Amoura et al., APPEARANCE OF ANTI-NUCLEOSOME ANTIBODIES PRECEDES THE APPEARANCE OF ANTI-DOUBLE STRAND DNA AND ANTI-HISTONES DURING MURINE LUPUS, La Revue de medecine interne, 14(10), 1993, pp. 980-980
Collected samples serum of 30 MRL lpr/lpr and 15 MRL MP +/ + were test
ed by ELISA on purified mononucleosomes and its individual components,
dsDNA and histones. Anti-mononucleosome antibodies can be detected as
early as 10 and 23 week of age for MRL lpr/lpr and MP +/ +, respectiv
ely, and arose before anti-dsDNA and anti-histone antibodies.