Biomedicines, 2022 Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease characterized by the presence of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in patients’ serum.
Alicja Bauer +2 more
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Antimitochindrial and antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2019 In this work we reviewed the key antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis – an autoimmune cholestatic disorder with destruction of intralobular biliary ductules.
Dana Saipiyeva +6 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2023 Background: Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (AICTD) present with a myriad of clinical manifestations, including cutaneous. These disorders occur because of immune dysregulation that produces autoantibodies targeting connective tissue and internal ...
Rupa D Kondeti +5 more
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Complement Activation in Patients With Probable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ability to Predict Progression to American College of Rheumatology-Classified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. [PDF]
, 2020 ObjectiveTo evaluate the frequency of cell-bound complement activation products (CB-CAPs) as a marker of complement activation in patients with suspected systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the usefulness of this biomarker as a predictor of the ...
Alexander, Roberta Vezza +12 more
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Can Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) be Monoclonal?
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2021 Background. Nuclear staining by immunofluorescence in a kidney biopsy is often seen in patients with positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in the serum. These ANA are usually polyclonal, but herein we report 9 cases with an unusual finding of monoclonal ...
Laura Biederman +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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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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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 ...
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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.
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