The composition of the nuclear antigens Sm and RNP of human rheumatic and connective tissue diseases and the relevance of their autoantibodies as probes for RNA processing mechanisms.

Animals Antigens/analysis Autoantibodies/immunology Autoantigens Cell Nucleus/immunology Connective Tissue Diseases/immunology Epitopes Humans Molecular Weight RNA/analysis,genetics RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear/analysis RNA, Neoplasm/analysis RNA, Small Nuclear Rheumatic Diseases/immunology Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear Species Specificity snRNP Core Proteins

Antigens Autoantibodies Autoantigens Epitopes RNA, Heterogeneous Nuclear RNA, Neoplasm RNA, Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear snRNP Core Proteins RNA