Open AccessClinical and autoantibody profile in male and female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A retrospective study in 603 Brazilian patients
Author(s) -
Natália Teixeira De Oliveira,
Nícolas Gomes Silva,
Thiago Alberto Fernandes Gomes Dos Santos,
Renato Nisihara,
Thelma Larocca Skare
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of rheumatology :/european journal of rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-9720
pISSN - 2148-4279
DOI - 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.20023
Subject(s) - medicine , autoantibody , lupus anticoagulant , retrospective cohort study , rheumatology , antiphospholipid syndrome , systemic lupus erythematosus , systemic disease , rheumatoid factor , gastroenterology , immunology , rheumatoid arthritis , disease , antibody , thrombosis
Sex and ethnic background may influence the clinical and autoantibody profile in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This retrospective study aimed to compare the clinical and autoantibody profiles of male and female patients with SLE in a sample of Brazilian patients.