Open AccessAutoantibody Profile of Egyptian Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients and Its Association with Clinical Characteristics and Disease Activity
Author(s) -
Mohammed Abd El Monem Teama,
Marwa Adham El-Mohamdy,
Faten Shafik Mahmoud,
Fatma Mohammed Badr
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-156X
DOI - 10.2147/oarrr.s317315
Subject(s) - serositis , medicine , malar rash , mucocutaneous zone , autoantibody , rash , lupus nephritis , nephritis , antibody , dermatology , immunology , disease , gastroenterology , anti nuclear antibody
This study was conducted to estimate the frequency of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANAs), anti-dsDNA, and anti-extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) antibodies in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) patients and their association with different clinical manifestations and disease activity.