Increasing Prevalence of Antinuclear Antibodies in the United States
Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2020 Growing evidence suggests increasing frequencies of autoimmunity and certain autoimmune diseases, but findings are limited by the lack of systematic data and evolving approaches and definitions.
G. Dinse +7 more
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Antimelanocyte antibodies: A possible role in patients with vitiligo
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Background: Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting skin disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis including genetic, autoimmune, and neuronal factors. Both humoral- and cell-mediated immunities are supposed to have a role in the pathogenesis of vitiligo ...
Maha A El-Gayyar +4 more
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Clinical Rheumatology, 2020 About 15–20% of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) disease experience pneumonia of variable extent and course [1]. A proportion of them have cardiovascular involvement, including myocarditis, ischemia and shock, and
C. Gazzaruso +6 more
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Do we need broad immunological work-up in all patients with CIS? [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of altered immunological tests and their clinical significance in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS). ----- PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Adamec, Ivan +6 more
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Belimumab : a technological advance for systemic lupus erythematosus patients? Report of a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives: To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate clinical effectiveness of belimumab for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antinuclear and/or anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) autoantibodies.
Clarke, Aileen +9 more
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Antinuclear Antibodies in Children [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014 In this issue of The Journal , Sperotto, et al report on a longitudinal study of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and chronic noninflammatory musculoskeletal pain (CNI-MSP) in schoolchildren1. Of 261 subjects, 32 children (12.3%) were included based on a positive ANA and 77 (29.5%) based on the presence of CNI-MSP.
Michael Mahler, Marvin J. Fritzler
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Assessment of Serum Prolactin Level in Patients Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
مجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2015 The prolactin hormone played role in the many autoimmune disorders. To determine the importance of high levels of prolactin in triggering rheumatoid arthritis, thirty patient's women with hyperprolactinemia aged (20-45) years old have been investigated ...
Baghdad Science Journal
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Frequency of antinuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factor in healthy Turkish children
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1999 The frequency of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) was investigated in 118 apparently healthy children (56 male, 62 female). The mean age was 9.8 ± 2.3 years.
Özgür Kasapçopur +5 more
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Clinical significance of anti-DFS70 in immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases (review)
Научно-практическая ревматология, 2023 The relevance of the problem of immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases (IIRD) for modern medicine is determined by their high prevalence in the population, the difficulty of early diagnosis, the rapid development of disability and poor life prognosis ...
T. A. Panafidina +4 more
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Failure to achieve lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) six months after diagnosis is associated with early damage accrual in Caucasian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The aim was to assess the attainability and outcome of the lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) in the early stages of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
CAPPELLAZZO, GIULIA +6 more
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