title: Fishing for biomarkers with antigen mimics.
abstract: Current efforts to identify antibodies that are biomarkers of disease rely on knowing the antigens they target. In many diseases, however, the relevant antigens are unknown. Reddy et al. (2010) now present an approach for discovering antibody biomarkers that avoids the need for antigen identification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA. tlind@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Tamsin M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lindstrom
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Robinson