title: No evidence for antibodies to mycobacterial A60 antigen in Crohn's disease sera by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA).
abstract: Sera from patients with Crohn's disease were tested with an ELISA system for antibodies to antigen A60 prepared from Mycobacterium bovis (BCG), M. avium and M. paratuberculosis. No evidence was found for significantly high titres of antibody to these antigens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McFadden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Houdayer
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000276:immunology*; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000276:immunology; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000276:immunology; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; C055539:mycobacterial A60 antigen