Open AccessThe role of anti-nucleosome antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Results of a study of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases
Author(s) -
Paolina Quattrocchi,
A Barrile,
D Bonanno,
L. Giannetto,
M. Patafi,
Valeria Tigano,
B Ferlazzo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reumatismo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.294
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2240-2683
pISSN - 0048-7449
DOI - 10.4081/reumatismo.2005.109
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , mixed connective tissue disease , anti dsdna antibodies , immunology , connective tissue disease , anti nuclear antibody , lupus erythematosus , iif , systemic lupus erythematosus , systemic disease , rheumatoid arthritis , autoimmune disease , autoantibody , lupus nephritis , disease , immunopathology
The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence and the disease specificity of anti-nucleosome antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus and their association with disease activity and renal involvement.